i am a home health aid. i take care of elderly people! i have never had a problem and i started doing this when i was 18! two weeks ago i was arrested and i was accused of forgery and theft on the 4 degree! i went to jail for 2 days and my bail was 3500 dollars. i have to o to court tomorrow and i dont know what to expect i've never been arrested in my whole intire life. at the precint i plead guilty but am not! the detective told me that no one would believe a 21 yearold against an 88 year old lady. i was soo stupid thinking that pleading guilty would make everything go away. how can this lady do this to me. i am desperate i dont have a lawyer because i dont have any money! i dont want to go to jail! please tell me what do you think about this and my probabilities of of jail. thank u for listening to my problem.
2006-12-19 16:20:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You should not have plead guilty. Telling you to give up is a standard police interrogation technique to ellicit confessions.
You need a lawyer ASAP. I am guessing that you've been accused of stealing money from the old lady by forging documents/checks and such? Better get your bank statements in order. Are you on good terms with that old lady's family? Is the old lady forgetful? So on and so forth. Again, need a LAWYER ASAP!
2006-12-19 16:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not good to confess to police, but you will go to court & can plead not guilty. Ask for a public defender & they will have you fill out papers to prove you can not afford your own attorney. Then the attorney will handle looking at "proof". If she is 88, there may just be a mistake on her part. They will give your attorney copies of all checks they say you have forged & he will handle it. Do not plead guilty in court if you are innocent. Good luck!
2006-12-20 00:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a lawyer, not Yahoo Answers.
Police don't generally charge people unless there is some kind of evidence against you. You need to get disclosure from the crown attorney to find out what it is. If you don't have money you should be eligible for legal aid.
2006-12-20 09:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't plead guilty ask for a lawyer in the U.S. if you cannot afford it hey will appoint someone you have the right to a defense. and a lawyer will make sure that your rights don't get trampled on any more that they already have
before your case starts tell the judge that you don't have a lawyer and you want one they should postpone until you have a lawyer
Good luck
2006-12-20 00:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by what? 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your first court appearance will be the arrainment, where the charges will be read, and you should plead not guilty, and request a public defender attorney. If you can afford an attorney, get one, you are going to need to get a hand writing signature expert, etc.
2006-12-20 00:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by alaskasourdoughman 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
being that this is your first time being arrested..(my nephew was arrested for forgery)..your plea of guilty is no good at the police station..the judge will ask you guilty or not..and even if you are found guilty..you will get probation restitution and a fine..i guarantee you..hope this helps
2006-12-20 22:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by thomass_72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do they have any hard evidence on you? You said you were (Accused). So there might not be any hard evidence. But if you already pleaded guilty at the precinct I don't know what to tell you. What I would do is pray to God about it. He will get you through it. I hope i helped in some way.
2006-12-20 00:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by bob123 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
talk woth a public defender. looks like there is good proof that you may have done something wrong. usually a arrest, or a warrant means that there is probable cause for an arrest.
2006-12-20 00:57:39 · answer #8 · answered by james r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local or closest branch of the Legal Aid Society and ask for their assistance.
2006-12-20 00:23:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have not plead guilty in court, though they can use your statement against you! Good luck in prison. Let us know when you get out!
2006-12-20 00:26:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋