renegade14

Alright last night my friend "bob" and I got caught in our dorm with about 2.5 grams and 2 glass pipes. The RA of our hall could smell it from bob's room and then he knocked and questioned us and told us that if we cooperate he wont bring the police into it so we cooperated and he called the cops anyway.

The cops came and since we are in Ohio we got citations. bob got a citation for possesion of Marijuana and paraphernalia. I got possession of paraphernalia. Supposedly Ohio is one of the most lenient states for getting caught with weed.

My court date is thursday. The big question here is what will happen if i plead guilty or not. I need advice from anyone who has been in this situation or knows what might happen. This is my first offense. I would rather plead guilty and just pay a fine but i am worried about having to go to jail. I also dont wanna plead not guilty because i will have to get a lawyer and go to more court appearances and my time is limited enough being a college student. Plus if i got a lawyer i would prob have to ask my parents to help me in paying for it and i dont really want to have to let my parents know about this. Thanks ahead of time for any help.