cops took my plants!

Criminal lawyers don't work like that.. There is no money coming your way if you win so they have nothing to gain.. Unless a criminal lawyer sees you case as a worthy cause, or good PR (Which isn't going to happen) you'll have to pay retainer..You might be able to get enough advice to understand what you could expect just by window-shopping for a lawyer over the phone if you ask the right questions.. If you're broke and you do get charged, then you'll have access to a public defender., but obviously not until then..

Originally Posted by titobhoy

my situation sucks dudes..... it sucks the best actually. and since my buddy turned himself in, i wonder what those cops are doin now since they aren't needed to find the suspect anymore..

Probably hunting for another suspected felon.. Doesn't change the fact that you're in the system now..

Originally Posted by titobhoy

ok cops said they had a warrant for a homicide investigation.. the person they were lookin for, well, we have the same address. they came in didnnt find him but, they came across my my grow. they took only the plants left everything else.. they also took a triple beam scale, but nothing else. im sure that my stuff wasnt included in the search warrant. but they took it anyway. i had 2000 watts over i think 14 or fifteen plants..about three weeks to go. in another room i had a 1000 watter over about 7 smaller plants. i also had about 45 or so clones rooted already in a tray elsewhere in the house. they took that too. was that legal for them to do that even if it wasnt in the warrant??

if they had a search warrent for your address even though it was the wrong address you are screwed,

I'm in a medical state and this is exactly why I have an attorney.

Did you receive a copy of the warrant?
They are supposed to give you a lost of ALL items seized, did they?

You are now in the system, be aware of that and take it into account. 16 years ago my house got tossed because of an idiot roommate. I wasn't legal but all they found were lights and empty pots

They were more than happy to let me know that my info had been passed along to the local DEA office. We had local PD outside our house all day, every day for a few months. Sucked, had to move and stay under the radar for quite some time.

Be smart man, if your not legal take a break for a while. Jail sucks and prison sucks even more

Forgot to include this. We have my attorneys business card stuck
into the frame of our front door and we each have his card on us at all times. If they ever come to the door we smile and hand them his card. If they have any questions they can ask my attorney. If they have a warrant I call him immediately and he's here within minutes. Seriously man, drop a few bucks and get advice from an attorney.

Do not answer ANY questions at all, they will use anything you say against you. Be polite but don't talk.

Originally Posted by born2killspam

Probably hunting for another suspected felon.. Doesn't change the fact that you're in the system now..

damn thats real and thats scary!

They put Kevin Gage (Hollywood actor) in jail for 2 years, and he had a license. wow you're really lucky they didn't charge you.

Originally Posted by titobhoy

my situation sucks dudes..... it sucks the best actually. and since my buddy turned himself in, i wonder what those cops are doin now since they aren't needed to find the suspect anymore..

Handed to the drug detectives and They are watching your house? Seriously you are suspected of being a commercial grower. Why? That's what they do. Suspect people. Observe them. All your friends car plates numbers, etc. If they can build even a specious case, they will put it the DA.

- Officers observed xyz on this date, in Plain Sight
- records of activity in the house after dark
- cars that stop by regularly
- patterns of the suspect activities lead us to believe......

DA thinks hmmm....isn't an indoor pot farm actually a drug lab? That's will play on the evening news.
Call Mary over at the legal desk and set up a presser.

Now that's your worse case. And it is out of your hands. Except if you hire a hot shot lawyer, he may be able to get you the information that this is not a case or even an investigation. But, that's the only way. I spent a lot of treasure to get out of my problems in two states. Still had to be in the slammer for 1 week in one state and 4 weeks in the other.

Justice is expensive and the law dogs (court officers) exchange favors in an informal way. Good luck.