Hey guys so recently i received an underage drinking citation however I did not drink at all that day. A group of friends and I went to the beach and an officer found one of our friends intoxicated and she had to be transported to the hospital. Since one of us had to drive to the hospital the cop breathalyzed all of us which I got a 0.0 on. I did three other sobriety tests including the straight walk, following the pen with my eyes, and balancing on one leg. After passing all the tests he told me I was good to drive and handed me a citation. This may be because he found alcohol in my friends car but we already told him before that we came separately. I did not plan on drinking and did not even know that they had a handle in the back of their car. My court date is next month and I was wondering what steps I should take from here. I feel very cheated cause I actually did not drink nor have possession however, I do not know the legal system well enough to confidently go to court. Any advice / insight? Thank you!
Some money spent on a lawyer would be a very wise investment IMO.
There is something called “constructive possession” that they might be ticketing you for because you were in the car that contained alcohol. But I would go to court and hope to get your citation dismissed.
Ya you need to talk to a lawyer about this, not ask on an Internet forum. I doubt you got a ticket for drinking, since he let you drive, but being in possession of the alcohol when you’re under aged. Might have been an open container citation also.
Yes, a lawyer who knows the law in your state and local area (laws do vary) would be better equipped to answer your question.
The citation should say what specific law it is for. You may want to find out what you were actually cited for.