Illegal Drug Possession: If Someone in Your Car Has Drugs on Them When Searched. Do I Get in Trouble for It Being My Car?
Question by KOTU: if someone in your car has drugs on them when searched. Do I get in trouble for it being my car?
would i go to jail even if i didnt know they had them & they admitted to it being theirs? just because its my car and they r in it?
Best answer:
Answer by The God King
not necessarily as long as they are in the possession of the friend.
if you tell the cop you didn’t know and the friends tells him the same thing you have a good chance of going home. it’s all what the officer believes
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no u wont well u shouldnt i was in some that we got pulled over and was searched and they found drugs and the person who had it got everything bc he confesed it was his and no one elses so ya as long as you say u dont no and the person that says its theres says no one new but me u will be ok
ps everything was fine to us but the person who said it was theres whent to jail hope this helps
they dont care if u knew it or not. its the law
It depends on the officer, the local laws, if they actually see the drugs or devices in the open in the car, and what your friend says about your knowledge of them. The cop will do a field sobriety test to see if you’re stoned, and assess your verbal responses and actions so try to be honest and not stoned. Might look around for some new (non-doper) friends too.
There is a legal principle called “constructive possession”. It states if there is something illegal in a place you have control over and you have knowledge, you can be charged.
If the drugs are in the person’s pocket, you have a pretty good argument that you did not know they were there. However, my experience tells me as soon as you get pulled over, your passenger will throw the drugs under the seat. If they are in a common area, it is quite likely you will be arrested.