How do I prove my brother is inocent when he was forced to plead guilty and the papers are adding rubish ?

Question

my brother was accused by his sister in law of something he would never do. The cops harrased him with no wittness in the room but him and the cop. The cop treatened him in to confessing, his sister in law is spreading rumers trough the paper and the local news and they are getting bigger and bigger. He lost is job because of all of this and he is getting a raw deal out of this. He is afraid to leave the how and it is riping his family apart.

Answer 1

First and most important, get a lawyer. If your sister in law is spreading slanderous rumors, she can be charged for this and should be advised that she will be held accountable. Your brother should have absolutely no contact with his sister in law until this is over. He also might take a lie detector test. These are not admissible in a court of law, but the D.A. and police will take it into account.

You really need to talk about this to a lawyer so that they can give you more and better advice than you're going to find on this forum. Best of luck.

Answer 2

If the police followed the law, he should have been advised of his rights to 1. remain silent and not say anything incriminating, and 2. A right to have an attorney. If he cannot afford one, a public defender can be appointed without any cost to him. If the police violated the law, the attorney can bring this out during a trial. Also, if he was mistreated, someone should report this to the Internal Affairs Office of the Police Department. They will investigate complaints against the Police. Unfortunately, this sounds like his word against theirs - but if he was injured, medical records will support his alligations.

Answer 3

Tell the truth....unless he actually is guilty. If he confessed to it already he is going to have a hard time fighting it, defanitely get a lawyer.

Answer 4

Get a very good lawyer.