Arlington, TX asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Municipal Law for Texas

Q: f i got pulled over in n a traffic stop an the cops ask me an three other people to step out the car to search the car

f i got pulled over in n a traffic stop an the cops ask me an three other people to step out the car to search the car when we stept out cops search us an find pipe that they says has meth in it but im sure it was really nothing in it but they found it in my passenger pocket an he got charged with it but it was mine ca. I now own up to it after

1 Lawyer Answer
Grant St Julian III
Grant St Julian III
Answered
  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Dallas, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: Talk with the attorney of the person charged with the offense; understand, however, that ownership is not the same as possession. Good luck.

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