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.

Asked 10/29/2009 under Criminal Defense | 310 View(s) | More Legal Topics