Do I plead guilty or not guilty and request court trial while represented by counsel?
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I came down to see my girlfriend, but me her parents and I don't get along. So I parked down the street at her neighbors house. To make a long story short when I came back to the car there were 2 police officers waiting. The initial problem was why was I parked right there? After explaining the situation the officer told me that I was being charged with simple possession and then asked me to search the car. When she searched the car she found a marijuana roach in the ashtray that I estimate to be about 0.2 of a gram. She didn't arrest me but she wrote me a citation for it. The day before had a CD player installed and god knows who was in my vehicle. I still have the receipt for the repair. I did not know that it was in my ashtray because I dont smoke I have no reason to look in my ashtray. My question is should I plead guilty, or plead not guilty and request a court trial with counsel by my side? I really don't need this charge on my record because I am currently in the process of enlisting into the US Air Force.
You ask an intelligent question. Do you plead or not plead and ask for a jury trial. The thing is, you actually have more choices than that. We have a couple alternatives to prosecution here in South Carolina that you might be interested in. Basically they involve community service, which you can do in you home state if you don't live here, and then they destroy the arrest record. That would be best for the military. I personally don't charge as much as other lawyers when we do this. I don't believe that a lawyer should charge much for this.
You are welcome to call me. The office is 843-828-1137 and the toll free number is 888-789-8100. If I don't pick up I will call you back. I have a short court appearance tomorrow.
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Hope to hear from you,
Robert Johnston
