Can I be charged for a crime if I have a stock pile of my own pain pills in my possession that were prescribed to me by my doctor?
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Can I be charged for a crime if I have a stock pile of my own pain pills in my possession that were prescribed to me by my doctor?
I was pulled over. The police found a stock pile of pain pills in my trunk. I keep them there because it is a safe place. I have a 3 year old. My wife has me on her insurance. We are going through a divorce. I have so many because I’m afraid when we get divorced and I lose my insurance I won’t be able to afford them. They are prescribed to me by my doctor.
Asked on May 30, 2012 under Criminal Law, Nebraska
Answers:
Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Not certain if your were cited for being in possession of these pain pills, but typically you are not supposed to be in possession of them unless they have been prescribed to you by a licensed physician. The quantity generally makes no difference unless the prosecutors are attempting to charge you with possession with an intent to deliver/sell the prescriptions, but even with this they would have to prove that this was your intent to do so. If you have a prescription, and were not possessing them for any illegal purposes, you should be fine once this information is given to the police or provided in court if necessary.
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