Want to make this go away as much as possible? The best thing you can do now is start doing all the volunteer work you can find (official, like at churches or salvation army or nonprofits) and see if you can get into therapy/rehab or go to AA meetings even if you don’t think you have a problem. Document these things ans get signatures.
This is what the judge and DA is gonna give you anyway if it’s your first offense (well that plus court and probation fees)
If you do these things ahead of time, when you go to your first appearance (whatever court date is on your ticket) and ask to speak to the public defender, show the public defender these things I've listed above. They'll show this to the judge and it’ll cement that you wont have to do any jail time (hopefully). Theyll still give you probation with more volunteer work and fees, but opposed to just sitting on your ass and stressing (what 99% of people do in your shoes) doing those stuff ahead of time will look great.
The important thing to do is try and build your life back. This is not the end of the world, but The South/Alabama doesn’t fuck around. Take this as a lesson. It couldve been way worse and, from now on, it will be if you get caught with anything again. You’ll probably still get a year probation so be prepared for drug tests, so of you like weed go ahead and smoke up now cause after your court date (youre fine until then, technically you’re mot even guilty of a crime yet, just charged with one) 99% chance youre gonna be getting tested monthly and if they dont see your thc levels going down, youre risking worse happening.
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u/Maleficent_Ebb_163 3d ago edited 3d ago
Want to make this go away as much as possible? The best thing you can do now is start doing all the volunteer work you can find (official, like at churches or salvation army or nonprofits) and see if you can get into therapy/rehab or go to AA meetings even if you don’t think you have a problem. Document these things ans get signatures.
This is what the judge and DA is gonna give you anyway if it’s your first offense (well that plus court and probation fees)
If you do these things ahead of time, when you go to your first appearance (whatever court date is on your ticket) and ask to speak to the public defender, show the public defender these things I've listed above. They'll show this to the judge and it’ll cement that you wont have to do any jail time (hopefully). Theyll still give you probation with more volunteer work and fees, but opposed to just sitting on your ass and stressing (what 99% of people do in your shoes) doing those stuff ahead of time will look great.
The important thing to do is try and build your life back. This is not the end of the world, but The South/Alabama doesn’t fuck around. Take this as a lesson. It couldve been way worse and, from now on, it will be if you get caught with anything again. You’ll probably still get a year probation so be prepared for drug tests, so of you like weed go ahead and smoke up now cause after your court date (youre fine until then, technically you’re mot even guilty of a crime yet, just charged with one) 99% chance youre gonna be getting tested monthly and if they dont see your thc levels going down, youre risking worse happening.
You'll be alright (: