My brother, his wife and our sister were pulled over in a rental and my sis took the blame for a glass pipe found under the seat What can she do?
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My brother, his wife and our sister were pulled over in a rental and my sis took the blame for a glass pipe found under the seat What can she do?
They were on their way to the theater in a rental provided by the dealership (his car was being worked on) when they were pulled over for speeding, he allowed the officer to search the vehicle and the officer found a glass pipe under the driver seat. The officer began questioning who it belonged to and since no one knew he said he was going to arrest everyone so my sister immediately took the blame thinking they might take my brothers 4 yr. old son away. They ended up only getting a ticket for poss. of paraph. but none of them use or have ever used drugs. Will this affect her in the future?
Asked on June 12, 2009 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Your sister needs to get in touch with a criminal defense attorney immediately. One place to look for counsel is our website, http://attorneypages.com
It may be difficult to undo this, but there's a chance, and it's worth following up to see what her lawyer thinks, once he or she has all the facts. If it truly didn't belong to any of them, it's possible that the police and the prosecutor can be persuaded to take another look at this.
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