Asked on Dec 23rd, 2015 on Criminal Law - Minnesota
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My daughter was just pulled aside at school and determined to have taken 2 pills. She had already ingested them and did not have anything in her possession. As parents we had her checked out at the ER. They found benzodiazepine in her system. The school has suspended her for 10 days. The officer has conducted an investigation and had 2 different people admit to each giving her 1 pill. My daughter did admit to taking them, but again did not have any pills in her possession. Now the officer is saying they will be charging my daughter with possession of gabapentin because one girl admitted giving it to her. Is this possible don't you need to physically have the pill not admit to having ingested it?
It sounds like your daughter admitted to possessing the pills. She wasn't saying that somebody else put the pills into her mouth, was she? Combine that with another witness saying that she gave the pill to your daughter, this could be enough proof that she in fact possessed the pills prior to ingesting them. This could be a serious matter for your daughter. I would recommend getting an attorney retained to represent her right away.
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