I have a court date in 3 weeks. Situation was I got caught in my car with like 2 grams of weed and a bowl. The cops left my car on the side of the road, took me to the police HQ, fingerprinted me, etc and gave me the summons to appear in court, and then gave me a ride back to my car. Whole thing lasted an hour tops.
I have no priors and according to the cop who arrested me and my research online, I should be eligible for something called conditional discharge.
http://www.normlnj.org/mb_normlnj/showthread.php?t=64
I just want to ask a few questions to a lawyer so that I feel more comfortable. I want to expedite the process as much as possible because I am going to be graduating college soon and was planning on moving out of state. Want to make sure employers are not gonna have any issues with me, and just a few other general questions.
So, How do I go about finding a public defender? There is pretty much 0 info that I could find on the web
I have no priors and according to the cop who arrested me and my research online, I should be eligible for something called conditional discharge.
http://www.normlnj.org/mb_normlnj/showthread.php?t=64
The Conditional Discharge (CD) is a form of Pre-Trial Intervention, created specifically for simple marijuana offenses in New Jersey.
When you receive a conditional discharge, it means that you have agreed to get placed on probation for up to one year or more, and have agreed to pay harsh fines (greater than $700 typically) -- in return for the State dropping the drug charge at the end of the probation period and, if successfully completed, ultimately having no criminal record.
I just want to ask a few questions to a lawyer so that I feel more comfortable. I want to expedite the process as much as possible because I am going to be graduating college soon and was planning on moving out of state. Want to make sure employers are not gonna have any issues with me, and just a few other general questions.
So, How do I go about finding a public defender? There is pretty much 0 info that I could find on the web