"Can I have my weed back?" is not the best defense for Pa. drug suspect

(CBS/AP) BEAVER, Pa. - Back in May, 19-year-old Devonte Davon Jeter was one of four men in a car stopped by police in Midland, Pa., who found a bag of marijuana in the vehicle.

Monday in court, Jeter's lawyer told the judge the pot could have belonged to any of the four men. But that argument didn't go very far after an arresting officer said that he recalled Jeter asking him, "Can I have my weed back?"

Then the prosecutor told the judge: "I don't know what else `Can I have my weed back?' can mean, other than it's his."

The Beaver County Times reports that the judge agreed with the prosecutor, and ordered Jeter to stand trial on marijuana possession charges.

Moral of the story? Don't ask the police, "Can I have my weed back?"