Have you ever been accused of a crime?

Question

That you did not commit? Was you successful in your defence at trial or was the case dropped before it got that far?

Answer 1

I was at home one night and 2 policemen knocked on my door. They came in and said "did you know there was a report of a fire in this street today" ? I said "not a clue, i was at work until 3 then i picked the kids up fom school and we went out".
They went on to tell me that my next door neighbour had received a call (her phone was in the front of the house in the lounge), telling her that her kitchen was on fire. She's a lady of about 90 and was obviously very scared.
They then went onto tell me that she had accused me and that they would be running checks on my home and mobile phones to see who i had phoned that day !!!!
I was so upset and scared. My husband was at work and i was in the house with my 3 children who were also upset. This accusation made me really ill and i ended up in hospital with pneumonia a week or so later. (When i am stressed i always get a chest infection but this one turned into something worse).
Anyway, it turns out they decided not to take things any further with the accusation...but can you imagine that happening ??????

Answer 2

Yes. Get yourself a good solicitor, understand exactly what you are being accused of and what evidence they have against you. Your solicitor should confirm that the prosecution must disclose their evidence pre-trial. See if you qualify for legal aid, as solicitors are expensive!

If you can refute their evidence the the CPS might see fit to drop the case. A simple matter of alibi or lack of witnesses might put you in the clear.

Remember, the CPS have to prove "beyond all reasonable doubt" that you are guilty, not just that it is likely that you are guilty. Also remember that plod aren't too bright, they have a target clear up rate to achieve and they assume that everyone is guilty of something! However they have instinct and they meet innocent and guilty people all the time, so they probably have an impression of you, right or wrong.

They often put pressure on people to see if they crack or just behave in a guilty fashion. They won't apologise to you afterwards and may take months to let you know that the prosecution was dropped.

Make it plain that you have nothing to hide and want to co-operate fully and they should end up realising that they are after the wrong man. Remember, the bad guys don't co-operate at all and just dig their heels in until they see what the case is against them. If the cops think that you are throwing up a smoke screen they will assume that you have something to hide.

Answer 3

Yes I was accused of a crime that I simply didn't do. I wasn't successful at my defence in the UK magistrates and then at appeal in the Crown Court, and I was fined... and all these years later I still get so angry at the injustice of it all.

My solicitor was completely perplexed as to why they convicted.
It wasn't a serious crime, but it dented my belief in British Justice.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes..l was accused ( by the ticket collector) of getting on the train from Linz to Troisdorf without buying a ticket.
ln Germany,that means you have to pay 10 times the actual price.
l'd got on the train in a hurry and dropped my Fahrschein (ticket) under my seat unintentionally.
The collector was a large-boned,red-nosed German woman who was loving every minute of my discomfiture and not making any attempts to hide the fact that she found my German atrocious.
l was about to pay the 60 euro fine when a child sitting across the aisle spotted the ticket under my seat.
The ticket collector was so upset,it was really funny to see!lol

Answer 6

I used to work in a taxi company. I took a booking for the airport one day, a few days later the man who had booked the taxi rang back and accused me of masterminding the break in to his home that occurred whilst he was away. After managing to close my mouth that had dropped open with shock I told him to take his accusations to the police. I never heard from him again so I assumed he returned to reality.

Answer 7

Yeah. I stayed over at a friend's house when I was about 15 or 16 and we did a sort of orienteering thing in her local woods. Her father had arranged a course and stuff to find etc...and one of the last things we got was a cd case in a bag.
2 police came up to us as we were walking back to her house and took it off us and then waved a bag of powder in our faces and accused us of possession. Turns out her father had hidden some powder in there and got a couple of his mates who worked in the police to wind us up. Oh yeah. That was hilarious.

Answer 8

Yes, for a huge amount of money because I was the manager in charge. But, yes, I was successful in my defence. 100% successful.

Answer 9

Yeah by Hanoi Fonda and Kerry ,never got a trial

Answer 10

Yes for an act which couldn't be attributed to me.
Due to the nasty judicial system prevailing, the same had vanished in thin air, to much waste of my time in attending teh court on every hearing till it ended abruptly.