Q: Okay say you just dropped someone off. And you are driving get pulled over. The police search the vehicle and find drug.
The drugs are not yours, but y ou u are arrested for them. The person who you dropped off writes the judge said the drugs found were there's they must have dropped and is willing to get on stand a testify that that are theirs. Should the case be dismissed. Or could one still be found guilty?. This is happening to a friend of mine and they found him guilty and sentenced him to 3-10yrs. Is this a good appeal case?
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There is more to this STORY than you have been told.
A letter to a judge means nothing.
A witness would have to testify in front of the jury.
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Why didn't the person who now wants to take responsibility for the drugs not come forward before? A pessimist might look at this as a "plan B", with "plan A" being an acquittal.
The prosecutor only needs to show constructive possession, which can be met by the fact your friend was driving. Otherwise, everyone would say "the drugs belong to the nameless, faceless person I dropped off".
Incidentally, if your friend is serving 3-10 years for drug possession, I would take that to suggest it's not his first charge, which makes for a tough task to convince a prosecutor of his innocence and nativity.
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