I got arrested a couple weeks ago and waaay overcharged for possession of prescription medication.

The cops found the "contraband" during a very obviously illegal search. In the police report they have me declining to talk (accurate), except at one point they say I spoke once, to offer a single piece of incriminating evidence that, conveniently, made their search, and subsequent "investigation," legal -- they say I told them I don't have a script, an obvious lie to justify their bullshit search.

Why would someone who knows better than to talk nevertheless decide to incriminate himself? Hmmmm... And then there's the fact that I've had a prescription for the "contraband" since 2006.

The case is likely to get dropped once my motion to suppress is heard, but part of me really, really, really wants to go to trial, just do I can watch 3 cops lie on the stand and then have to explain to the judge why someone would lie to incriminate himself.

It's a frightening experience tho, since, if they're willing to lie to protect a poorly-executed search that turned up 10 Class B pills (ps, they charged me with 4 counts because I had 4 different sizes/mgs of the same medication), they must not be the least bit concerned about potential consequences.

It took 8 days for them to produce an arrest report, and the arresting cop obviously didn't know the law (his report also directly contradicts what he wrote on the citation, making it clear that he was ignorant of the relevant laws at the moment of arrest ) ... so I think it's safe to assume that the police prosecutor helped him edit his report so that the search had a chance to stick.

... It's only costing me $4000 to defend myself against these frivolous, manufactured charges ($10k if it goes to trial ... which it won't). .... I might have been able to clear things up at the arraignment, but I wasn't allowed to talk to the public defender.....