Q: I was searched by two state troopers an no drugs recovers but I gave the drugs to ambulance guy in the back of ambulance
I had the drugs o my nuts he acted like he was gone get rid of them or I would have just dumped it in the hospital room bathroom I faked the home event to get rid i f the drugs he gave it to them at hospital an they charged me with it .. that ain't legal right
A:
If I understand your story correctly, you faked an injury so that you would be taken to the hospital so that officers, who were searching your car, would not find the drugs that were hidden in your trousers. In the ambulance, you gave the drugs to the paramedic, who, in turn, gave them to the police. Now, you are wondering if it was legal for the paramedic to turn over the drugs to the police. In short, yes. Unless there are some other facts that suggest the paramedic was working with or at the request of the police, your voluntary action of turning over controlled substances to the paramedic is not an infringement of any rights you have. Once you handed the drugs to someone else, you had no expectation of privacy that they would not be turned over to police. Assuming that you retrieved the drugs for your pants, you were not searched.
Other defenses may be available to you, including other grounds to have the drug evidence suppressed. It is imperative that you reach out to a criminal defense attorney so that they can evaluate your case and provide individualized tactics for your defense.
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