Can you be arrested for being picked out of a police line up if you really didn't do it?

Question

I have to go to a line up for someone mistaking me for someone else and he thinks i did it.

Answer 1

Arrested...tried...convicted...and sentenced.
Would not be the first time it has happened

Answer 2

The identification would most often be considered probable cause sufficient for an arrest.

However, the arrest is only one step of the process. Someone also would need be formally charged with the crime, then arraigned where their plea was taken, given the opportunity for bail, and eventually tried.

If you are being charged with a crime, you should consult with a licensed attorney in your state. If you cannot afford an attorney, and you are facing potential jail time, you can ask the court to appoint an attorney for you.

Answer 3

An eye witness would provide a substantial enough amount of tentative amount of evidence to have you arrested; however, given the fact that you (hopefully) have a verifiable alibi (a reliable individual who can corroborate your whereabouts as someplace other than the crime scene at the time the crime was committed), and there's no physical evidence linking you to the crime scene (beyond this eye witness), the charges will probably be dropped. Get a good lawyer before anything worse happens!

Answer 4

Get a lawyer. Chances are you will be arrested if you are picked out of the lineup, but it goes beyond the police station.

Answer 5

Of course you can be arrested...but the good news is that if your a clean cut caucasion, speaking proper english and reply to the authority figures with respect, then chances are you won't be convicted.

Answer 6

They can hold you until such time bail is set and a bondsman makes good the bond.

Answer 7

Sure, an eyewitness can be powerful evidence. An eyewitness can be discredited as well.