Posts by analoghawk39

James Cox6 said:1. You'd better hope they don't escalate this to criminal charges. (Assuming the crime didn't happen in Boise.) 🙂
2. Everything you need is in the notice of appeal. It gets sent to the State Supreme Court via the local municipal court that handed down the judgment.
3. Could be... depends on the District Attorney's office.

Sorry to hear about your father and your mother's health. But honestly, $17 for a few grams, it's not like it's a massive amount... especially given your situation with your mom and being out of work.

Besides, your dad's pension was substantial—I doubt that'll help mitigate the fine.

Dear Laura, I certainly understand where you're coming from, but I've been hit hard this summer; my pension payments stopped coming in back in October, and my mother suffered a heart attack just twenty-five days ago... you know how life works, everything seems to pile up and strike you all at once. As for that comment about $17 "giving up a few bucks" repeatedly, it sounds much harsher than it actually is, though I suppose the judge wouldn't care one bit.

crimsonsailor7 said:1. Look, there’s already a massive thread dedicated specifically to traffic violations over in
... you should probably check that first. 2. When you're putting together an appeal, you can honestly include pretty much everything mentioned above, though sometimes just boiling it all down into two really sharp, smart sentences works better... there isn't some magic rule about how much detail actually helps your case.
3. You’ll need to file that appeal with whatever agency is listed in the instructions for legal remedies, and you send it through the same office that issued the decision in the first place.
4. Don't sweat the criminal side of things regarding these violations; they aren't going to pursue criminal charges against you for this. If there were actually elements of a criminal offense involved, they wouldn't have even classified it as a simple misdemeanor 🙂
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So, if I understand correctly, I just mail everything over to the municipal court address and my work is done.
I ask because I was reading up on federal drug possession laws, which mention both misdemeanor and felony charges, so I was a bit confused about where the line is drawn.

Once again, please accept my apologies for starting another thread.

A local court here in the area just handed down a ruling that’s going to hit my bank account pretty hard🙂 5 $0.00 for being caught with about 3.4 grams of marijuana!
Since I’m a complete novice when it comes to navigating the legal system, I was hoping someone could help me out with three specific questions:

1. How much of a difference does it actually make if I file an appeal? I’m currently an unemployed full-time student, and my family situation is incredibly heavy right now—I lost access to my late father’s veteran benefits, my mother is dealing with some serious heart issues and is waiting on surgery, and my brother is going through a really rough patch in his adolescence and is undergoing intensive therapy. (In your experience, which of these details would be most relevant to include in a formal appeal?)

2. If I decide to go ahead with the appeal, what is the best way to send it off since I can't deliver it in person? There is a case number listed, something like Roman numeral case no. xxxx/xx, so I assume that's the key identifier I need to use.

3. Will this misdemeanor lead to any criminal prosecution later on, and honestly, how bad is the outlook for me?

My sincere apologies if anyone has already covered this topic elsewhere...

Thanks so much in advance for any insight you can offer!