Q: I was arrested for drug paraphenalia and residue in it but was not mine it was my daughters.
I was pulled over near Atlanta they asked if they could search car for drugs. I said yes. Then cop said that I could say no so I changed it to no. It was 12 MN, and I has just worked all day. I am a travel nurse. Anyway after i said no he pulled out a dog and searched. They found a meth pipe in car which i didnt know was there. Before had the dog smell the car he asked me if there was anything in the car and i said no. After he found the pipe he said he was also going to make it a felony because i lied to him but it wasnt and intentional lie....I didnt know it was in the car. So he also charged me for residue in it. After I was able to get out of jail I talked to my daughter but she said she could not claim it because she is waiting right now to go to court for drugs in car but she also got a dui for the drugs and child endangerment.. She also recently went to court for another drug in car charge. I am a nurse and i cannot have a felony on me. Is there hope that judge will be lenient?
A: You do have an opportunity to get out of this but you need a top criminal defense attorney.
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