Arrested for unlawful carrying of a weapon but theweapon was in my car not me person

[mpalacios.usmc]

so on 04-20-2013 I was arrested for dwi and unlawful carrying of a weapon but I blew under the legal limit and the weapon was mine and it was in my glove boxed locked up and the still charged me for unlawful carrying of a weapon? is that legal

 

[BJG]

so on 04-20-2013 I was arrested for dwi and unlawful carrying of a weapon but I blew under the legal limit and the weapon was mine and it was in my glove boxed locked up and the still charged me for unlawful carrying of a weapon? is that legal

Were you officially charged with any other offense besides unlawful carrying of a weapon? Also, do you have any previous criminal convictions or pending charges unrelated to this case? If so, what are they?

 

[itchin]

Possession of drugs while carrying I believe could get you an unlawful carry charge. But I'm not a cop.

 

[mpalacios.usmc]

Were you officially charged with any other offense besides unlawful carrying of a weapon? Also, do you have any previous criminal convictions or pending charges unrelated to this case? If so, what are they?

No other charges

 

[mpalacios.usmc]

Possession of drugs while carrying I believe could get you an unlawful carry charge. But I'm not a cop.

see I only had it with me cause I was traveling from san Antonio to austin and I had my uniform with me and weapon just in case I got called into work the next day or if I stayed longer then a day

 

[RetArmySgt]

Once he got charged with the DWI he was in the act of committing a crime other than a traffic violation, the MPA no longer applied to him.

 

[mpalacios.usmc]

my lawyer says since I blew under the legal limit I shouldn't have been charged

 

[RetArmySgt]

If im not mistaken you can still get a DWI while blowing under .08, if the officer says that you were impaired.

 

[mpalacios.usmc]

do you think it will be thrown out

 

[RandomHero]

do you think it will be thrown out

Thats what lawyers are for.

 

[M. Sage]

Ask your lawyer. I'm sorry, but this isn't really what this section is intended for.

If you think you need a better lawyer, I'm sure you could get some suggestions on here...