Posted by Tim on 6/03/03

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Hi,
I was recently arrested and charged by state for
manufacturing marijuana with intent to destribute and
possesion of a firearm with a pound of marijuana. State
then dropped the charges and federal picked them up and
charged me with possesion with intent to destribute and
possesion of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
I was found not guilty of both counts and then found guilty
of the lesser offence of possesion.
When the detectives first arrested me I admitted that I
smoked marijuana and that I had smoked some right before
they got there. This was even written on my signed
statement. They also arrested me with drug paraphanlia
(sp?) and of course marijuana. During the federal
investigation the detectives interviewed 2 friends that
both admitted that I smoked marijuana and had seen me.
This was all before I was found not guilty of the offenses.
Now I just received a letter stating they plan on
prossecuting me not for possesion of a firearm by an
unlawful user of a controled substance. They said that
this charge comes from statements at my recent court
apperance. At court, myself and other friends admitted I
smoked marijuana.
My question is, shouldn't this charge have been included
as a lessor offense in the first case? And also, with the
statements and evidence listed above which would have been
enough to prosecute me in the first place, can they turn
around a prosecute me now for this? Thank you for your
time. Please let me know. Tim

Re: Procecuted again for evidence they already had, 6/09/03, by Tim.

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