People V Christner - Saint Joseph County

[Eric L. VanDussen]

[Eric L. VanDussen]

[bobandtorey]

so they wont give his Meds back no surprise here

but thank you for posting and i sure do like your work

[dirt_jump]

thank you very much for posting that, I have never felt 100% safe even with a card just because of how they test for metabolites in drivers. It amazes me how people think they will be ok and be able to drive away from a traffic stop just because they hold a card, you still will have to be blood tested and prove you weren't high when driving.

 

It is ridiculous that you got pulled over for a traffic stop and they can give you a dui just because they found meds.

 

 

It sounds like a judge has to decide still(I am not pretending to be an expert on the legal system), but I really think your lawyer should win because you brought up people vs derre, and the prosecuting attorney conveniently didn't address that one.

 

 

I really hope you win, Good luck

[lawyercaregiver]

Hmmm, I thought he Supremes just ruled on the issue of metabolites of marijuana and driving.....

 

Now they are arguing that it's OK to have metabolites but it is not OK to possess marijuana in your car if you are a medical marijuana patient?

 

Shakespeare was right!

[DT61]

They have no case since the MSC ruling. It will suck, and thy will never give your meds back, but you ultimately will win.

[Guest OxXGarfieldXxO]

Interesting read. Thanks for posting.

 

Best

[thanks2]

so they wont give his Meds back no surprise here

but thank you for posting and i sure do like your work

They took his girl friends car and his meds, if I read it right.

[+Annnie]

Great Reporting Eric!!

Am i right in my understanding that the blood test results are still unknown?

[thanks2]

I do not know if the prosecutor is being dishonest or sloppy, but the defense quoted the recent supreme court ruling to support his case. The prosecutor states that the defense quotes the dissenting opinion in the original case. There is a huge difference between the supreme law of the land and a no weight dissenting opinion.

 

On a side note, we need to change the laws used to seize property. It is BS that LEO can steal someone's car for not using a turn signal, which is the grounds given in this case. There are a number of districts that seize cares for speeding. Detroit seized a woman's car because she "looked like a prostitute" even though she was pulled over leaving her place of employment. They now seize all cars of anyone found in possession of marijuana or paraphernalia, even a minor offense. You don't get a ticket, but you loose your $70,000 escalade. How is that not cruel and unusual punishment?

[+Annnie]

And also.. why is his girlfriends car being taken because of a minor traffic stop? It just seems odd that they could punish his girlfriend.. thats wild..