can two detectives make up a false report to try and make you confess to somthing you didnt do?

Question

the two detectives showed up at my work treatend to arrest me saying that they had enough evidence to put me in jail. They read me my rights,searched me and put me in cuffs stating that if i didnt tell them what happend with the theft that i was going straight to jail..since i had no dirrect information on the crime that i do know got committed cause i was working for the company at the time it happend all i could tell them was how a friend that i had meet through the comapany had planned the crime to beggin with...but the two detectives investagated him 1st and he made a written report that i did the crime and i confessed it to him..
even the place i was living at the time he said it happend was false. im really confused on what to do in this sittuation.please respond with the best answeres you can come up with thank u...

Answer 1

YESSSS!!!!!!

Is it immoral? Absolutely.

Is it one of the reasons there is such distrust of the police? It's one of the main reasons.

Is it illegal? BIG TIME NO.

One of the most common police tactics is to say "oh your friend already told us you did it, so confess now, and we will go easy on you." In the legal world this is know as a "LIE."

When they read you your rights and say "anything you say can and will be used against you," That is exactly what they mean. They read your rights to cover their @ss legally, but from that second on every word out of their mouths is to trick you into confessing.

This is why you do not say anything, ANYTHING to the police until your lawyer shows up. No matter what question they ask you, the first words out of your mouth are "I want to see my lawyer." That covers you legally, so anything they learn after that they can not use either.

If you already confessed you are in big trouble because the police have no responsibility to tell you the truth, just because you are confused does not undo the confession as evidence. Speak to a good lawyer and see if there is a loop-hole, a confession while evidence is not the end of the show. Your lawyer can still argue that the confession was gotten by trickery, and maybe the judge or jury will ignore it.

Answer 2

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a detective can lie to get a confession from a suspect. If you have done nothing wrong, you should not allow this kind of pressure to influence you. Remember arrest is only the first step. You then have to be charged, and the prosecutor must show there is sufficient evidence to move forward. If there is no real evidence, most prosecutors won't even go so far as charging you.

It's not clear in the question whether they lied to you, or the other person lied to police to incriminate you. In that case, it will be a he said/she said situation, where hopefully you will have a reliable alibi, or you will otherwise be able to prove you had no involvement. They could not charge you just on the basis of one person's assertion that you did it - they need more real evidence.

Answer 3

First things first - get yourself legal representation (you are entitled to free representation if you can't afford it) and do not speak to the police without them being present. There is no such thing as a "friendly chat", they will always be collecting evidence. The chances are nothing will happen to you but you're less likely to be stitched up if you have someone watching your back.

Remember you do not have to say anything and they cannot infer anything from that. It's better to stay silent than to speak.

The chances are if they are threatening you that they probably don't have anything on you. They're hoping to frighten you into confessing to something you didn't do.

If you are interviewed formally, keep to the bare minimum. They will try to twist what you say to fit what they think so, keep to "yes" and "no" if possible and short unambiguous sentences containing just bare facts. Keep calm. Don't get angry. If you feel you're beginning to lose it, stop and take deep breaths and regroup. It's okay to repeat what you've said. If you can, make a statement in advance.

If you're taken to the station, make sure someone knows you're there as soon as possible - it's easier to pressurise you into saying something if they know people aren't coming for you.

If they try to make a deal, don't take it if you're innocent. Their case is going to be a lot weaker than they claim. Confessing takes the heat off them actually finding the person who really did it. Once you've confessed, you've closed off a lot of options even if you're innocent. If you've said nothing, the're the ones who are stuffed.

I've included a link to a guide about the arrest process. It's for activists and deals with the UK system, but much of the basic advice holds elsewhere. It's in PDF format

Answer 4

First of all...you do not have to tell them anything without legal counsel present. Secondly you do not have to tell them anything that incriminates yourself,
and lastly...they can and most certainly will try to use fear and anxiety to get you to give them information: even confess to what you did not do.

This is a common tactic, though it is quite illegal but extremely difficult to prove ad prosecute, Police will often due a hard press on a suspect to try and jostle information (or a confession)...getting you to give information freely saves them a lot of hustle...this is why the Miranda rights are so important...if you say it they will use it --against you.

I'm not saying if you are guilty or not, but you do have the right to a fair trial and due process...this they cannot take from you unless you allow them to do so...

Answer 5

There are many times that this technique has been used. It is often the source for the lawyers of the convict to try to get innocence, but it very seldomly works and the person gets convicted. If you didn't do anything there is no reason to confess.

Answer 6

If you know you did not do anything wrong, STICK with your story! they are trying to get u in and close the case. they used a trick that plenty of detectives use and it can work if the suspect (you) let it. its Psychology and if you dont let them break you down (do not keep repeating your story unless your lawyer is present, they will look for any kind of discrepancy)they have nothing!also if there are no witnesses they resort to this pressure for confession...

Answer 7

If you know that you are telling the truth, stand by what you and do not sign anything. Find you a good lawyer. You know for yourself that the law can come up with things that can make you look guilty. Never question yourself and stand for right. If you sign anything, you have thrown away a chance to fight for your own justice.

Answer 8

yes they could make a false statemant but doubtful here. they could have got to some one before u and they are trying to pin it on u and clean them. if they had proof that u did it u would be in jail right now ok. they have to get ur prints or some one that will testify against u to put u in jail and the person that would testify against u would have to say like he seen u there or something like that for it to stick in court so i mean i wouldnt really worry about it to much cuz the more u worry the more guilty ull look. i got arrested a year and a half ago for the same damn thing one of my friends stole some crap and pinned it on me but i didnt use my head and i fell for what they told me and it was all lies they will say things to u to confusse u and get u to tell on urself thats wut it sounds like they was doing to u. if the stuff that was stollen added up to $700.00 + it is a feleny and if u go to jail its 6 months to a year in jail or get bailed out for ummm it was $195.00 for me going through a bonds men sooo i dont know i think $1000 with no bonds men i think i aint posative on the amout to get bailed out. umm ne thing under $700.00 is a mistamenor and i think its like a few months in jail if not bailed out. but i dont see y u should worry if u wasnt there. it just sounds to me like they are tying to set u up and get answers cuz they dont know who did it and they need answers so they are trying to scare u and get them out of u. i wouldnt worry though hope i helped some good luck hun

Answer 9

If someone lies approximately rape (enable's in the activity of equality, no longer point out gender) there are quite some crimes they are committing. So throw the e book at them. it quite is dropping police time, slander, libel, defamation of character - besides the fact that.

Answer 10

Exercise your 5th amendment right (shut up) and your 6th amendment right (get a lawyer). Yes, they can lie and falsify info in order to trick you into confessing.