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My friend was set up by his girlfriend
using drugs that I had left in his
vehicle. He’s already on parole and
being caught with my drugs will put him
back in prison for most likely the rest
of his life. I want to do the right
thing and help my friend as he wasn’t
even aware that I had those in his
vehicle. I also would like to find out
how to properly deal with his
backstabbing girlfriend, whom i told
about leaving my stuff behind and then
having her use that to jam my friend up.
She and her other boyfriend had robbed
my friend in the morning, then reported
my stuff in the car to el paso county
parole as my friends resulting in his
arrest and leaving them able to finish
cleaning out my friends place. This is a
crazy and completely unfair situation
and my friend does not deserve to lose
his freedom for any amount of time for
this. I’m scared and angry but want to
do the right thing as much as I can.
What should I do as his prelim hearing
is on Monday?
Asked on November 24, 2018 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Bear in mind, about the only way you can help your friend is if YOU admit to the drugs being yours and take full responsibility for them, and do so in a way that the authorities will believe that your friend had no involvement and not even any knowledge of the drugs. This means, however, that you then take the consequences (e.g. jail) for drug possession. That the girlfriend is backstabbing, robbed him, etc. is not relevant to the drug charges: someone owned/possessed them, and someone will have to take the punishment for them.Think carefully before doing this, and please consult in person with an attorney to understand better what you could be facing if you do this.
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