My friend is facing these charges tomorrow in a colorado courthouse . what could he expect ?
he has a prior felony conviction for possesion of meth over 6 years ago in which he served 5 years . the arrest recently was by accident during an illegal search and seizure. he had a scale , a few empty baggies a syringe and no cash . He was sleeping when police climbed through our window . he may have had some residue in a bag. he does have quite a few warrants from colorado , kansas and wyoming for driving under revocation . I should add that he has never been offered or enrolled in any drug treatment center or program. is that an angle or option ? how about the illegal search and seizure ? He only had a scale on him because he kept getting ripped off . Here are his charges as they appear on his booking card -
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Cont subst - amphetamines-sell (felony)
Possession of drug paraphernalia (petty offense)
Failure to appear (misdemeanor)
Failure to appear (misdemeanor)
The police were looking for a individual that was rumored to have stayed in the building that we manage . there was an open window that that person had left opened . the 2 officers entered our property without legal permission through the widow and found only my friend they questioned him extensively and when asked his name , they realized he was not their initial suspect , but with the com check on his name it revealed his warrants and finally being searched and padded it was discovered that he had the items or paraphernalia .
his bond is set at 51 k , the Controlled substance - amphetamine -sell charge ? what is it that makes it a (sell) ? he only had five dollars in his pocket. How is it considered legal passage to enter a privately owned building through a window .by only suspicion ?