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Update August 6 2009

Update. Just got back from my court date. They had all 15 of us who were cited there. I was last in line and they all said 'not guilty'. Everyone else had breathalizer test done and i was really the only one who had a reason to plea not quilty. Judge got pissed and told us it was going to trial because everyone was lying and told us to get lawyers.. So he told us to leave.

Then I was like wtf I'm not lying. So i went to talk to the cop and asked him if he remembers me telling him i was drinking. (judge told me i didn't need to be breathalyzed because I admitted it to the cop. Totally false. So i asked the cop if he remembers me saying that. Guess he didn't so he told me to hold on and he went back to talk to the judge.. so everyone else waited with me and the judge decided to come back out to the court room and he talked to everyone's parents who where there? Dunno why.. everyone was an adult at least 19 or 20)

Judge decided to let everyone off the charge pending we get a drug & alcohol evaluation done. And go to rehab if necessary. Only if we didn't complete that would be be charged and fined.

Lol, the whole thing is ridiculous.. Now the county is paying for everyone's drug evaluations!!!!




Original post below
So here's the story. Back in MAY, me and my girlfriend were at a party (22yrs). Some of the people were underage (myself included) but I wasn't drinking.

So the cops come and bust the party up, some kids ran and got caught but most of didn't. I thought running would be a bad idea so i stayed put. Cops seemed pretty nice, they never asked if I had been drinking, but they took my name and address. I asked if i could leave if a friend came to pick me up. They allowed it without giving me a breathalyzer.

I heard from my friends that they got breathalyzed after I left. I thought i was in the clear. So i forgot about it until today when I get a certified letter in the mail with a citation and a court date.

Charge is listed as 'S 18 §6308 §§A' and on the citation (yellow paper) it says "being less than 21 years of age defendant did consume liqour or malt or brewed beverages"

So I intend to fight it. What do you guys think? Any good lawyers in the Hazleton Area?