Q: Got pulled over and got caught with fentanyl and meth. Agreed to cooperate. Did I really get charged
A:
I generally see people getting charges in these situations, but I have no way of knowing what happened in yours based on your question.
Were you arrested and booked? If so, you were charged. Were you not arrested, but you have a booking date to report? If so, you were charged. Do you have a court date? If so, you were charged.
It is possible that the police are using you as a criminal informant and not charging you. But the fact you are not sure whether or not you were charged is worrying. You need a lawyer now. The first step will be to get the facts so that you know where you stand, from a legal standpoint
Absolutely DO NOT speak to the police again or to the DA without a lawyer. No matter what you said to them before, it is important to have a lawyer to protect you going forward. They are not on your side, no matter what they might say. The police also can and will lie to you to get you to say what they want.
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