colourofcandor
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Hi I am University of Texas at Austin college student. I recently received a minor in consumption.
I was wondering if I had any grounds to contest the citation?
I was not Breathalyzed.
My friends and I were sitting on a sidewalk on my campus. 2 cop cars pulled up and after immediately exiting the vehicle made statements asking us if we had been drinking and asserting they could smell it even while still several feet away. It was somewhat windy this particular night. I believed we were questioned separately but I wasn't really paying attention . the officer who questioned me asked me for my ID and asked me if I had been drinking. I said no I had not. He said he could smell it on my breath which seems ridiculous since I only had 3 cigarettes and some cough syrup for a cough, and a glass of water. His partner wrote me a ticket for an MIC. None of my friends were asked if they had been drinking even though they had actually been drinking. I had had something to drink but does that fact that I wasn't tested give me a chance at all?
Should I attempt to contest? I am in college so I don't have much money; is it worth hiring a lawyer?
What penalties do I face? If it is just a fine I would rather pay then try to contest because the end of the semester and finals are approaching and I'd rather just have this over.
Is it better to plead guilty or no contest if I choose to not contest?
I was wondering if I had any grounds to contest the citation?
I was not Breathalyzed.
My friends and I were sitting on a sidewalk on my campus. 2 cop cars pulled up and after immediately exiting the vehicle made statements asking us if we had been drinking and asserting they could smell it even while still several feet away. It was somewhat windy this particular night. I believed we were questioned separately but I wasn't really paying attention . the officer who questioned me asked me for my ID and asked me if I had been drinking. I said no I had not. He said he could smell it on my breath which seems ridiculous since I only had 3 cigarettes and some cough syrup for a cough, and a glass of water. His partner wrote me a ticket for an MIC. None of my friends were asked if they had been drinking even though they had actually been drinking. I had had something to drink but does that fact that I wasn't tested give me a chance at all?
Should I attempt to contest? I am in college so I don't have much money; is it worth hiring a lawyer?
What penalties do I face? If it is just a fine I would rather pay then try to contest because the end of the semester and finals are approaching and I'd rather just have this over.
Is it better to plead guilty or no contest if I choose to not contest?
