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Originally Posted by valkyrie
I can't give you legal advice and I'm not familiar with the laws of your state blah blah blah disclaimer -- however, as a former criminal defense attorney I will say in no uncertain terms DO NOT SPEAK TO THE POLICE AND DO NOT SPEAK TO A PROSECUTOR, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I wouldn't worry about looking childish in front of the police, but I don't think having your parents come with you will accomplish anything. The reality is that you're on the hook for whatever you told the cop. Assuming you get the citation, you can try making a deal -- I doubt an attorney is necessary for that, again, if you know what you're doing.
At this point, your main concern is probably whether and how this will affect you later in life. My guess would be that it wouldn't be a big deal, but I have no idea. FWIW, the worst thing that ever happened to me for an unfortunate drunken college-age misdemeanor conviction was having to drive out to a courthouse in Iowa to try to get information about it when applying for the bar exam.
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Ok so...a certain poster should tell the bar about his mishap when he was 17.....involving drinking....at a baseball game....trying to sneak beer....into....an Angels game.... dot dot dot. oh crap.
Now I'll never be a lawyer!
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