I was given a citation for "purchasing alcohol for underage" (not minor). I'm 22 years old and I bought it for my 20 year old friend who was leaving for the army in a few days. Like a moron, I met him at the store and dropped it off in his car because he was leaving to begin drinking and I was going to meet up with him and the party later. I got into my car and was stopped right there by an undercover town of Vienna cop, while another undercover cop got my friend (he got charged with underage possession).
We both cooperated 100% and the questions they asked us while separate were all truthfully answered and matched up, so can I count on a good word from the cop in court?
I'm 22, nothing on my record, I'm just curious if I should hire a lawyer. I know it's a misdemeanor, but it helps that it was underage and not a minor.
If you don't think I need a lawyer, do I just plead guilty and hope for a small fine and maybe community service? I'm mainly interested in having this off my record.
Any insights on any aspect of this would be great.
One side note: after the cop stopped me, he asked if I had anything on me or in my car. I said "nope you can go ahead and look if you want." He said "yeah actually I'd like to", so he patted me down and searched my car, but like I told him, I had nothing on me or in my car.
He was allowed to do this because I said he could, right? If I just said "no I don't have anything" he couldn't have searched without my permission right? I'm not mad about any of this, just curious.
Thanks in advance for any help.
We both cooperated 100% and the questions they asked us while separate were all truthfully answered and matched up, so can I count on a good word from the cop in court?
I'm 22, nothing on my record, I'm just curious if I should hire a lawyer. I know it's a misdemeanor, but it helps that it was underage and not a minor.
If you don't think I need a lawyer, do I just plead guilty and hope for a small fine and maybe community service? I'm mainly interested in having this off my record.
Any insights on any aspect of this would be great.
One side note: after the cop stopped me, he asked if I had anything on me or in my car. I said "nope you can go ahead and look if you want." He said "yeah actually I'd like to", so he patted me down and searched my car, but like I told him, I had nothing on me or in my car.
He was allowed to do this because I said he could, right? If I just said "no I don't have anything" he couldn't have searched without my permission right? I'm not mad about any of this, just curious.
Thanks in advance for any help.