Carneys Point, NJ Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

the key to success is satisfying the lender. if the lender is included in the contract and there is collateral, then the lender will agree. the devil is in the details. we would like to repsresent you in these negotiations with the lender and with your daughter. we have had good fortune with these cases even if the prosecutor gets involved because someone 'blows the whistle'. please call to discuss. ed dimon, esq. 732-797-1600 ext 235. 

Can they? Yes. Two people can be in possession of the same thing at the same time. For example, if you and your buddy buy a pizza and set it on the table in front of both of you, you're both able to access it and have a slice. You're both in possession of the pizza. But - what if your buddy tells everybody else that the pizza is all his and nobody else can have some. That's different, potentially. The question will be whether or not the drugs were truly exclusively possessed or under "joint control" and able to be accessed by both people. That's for the defense attorney on the case to sort out after reviewing all the evidence and reports. It may also depend on how the other person's plea deal was structured. Did they just plead guilty? If so, they could come into court and testify that the drugs were in fact all theirs and the second person is not guilty. If their plea deal included wording that they jointly possessed the drugs, then they could still testify, but the DA would use the terms of their plea agreement against them... Again - for the attorney who actually has the case to unravel.

Possession of a controlled substance does not mean "use" of a controlled substance. The fact that you did not use marijuana may be some evidence that you did not know the marijuana was in the vehicle however some people possession marijuana for the purpose of sale or providing the substance to someone else.