They arrest you because someone made false accusations and so-called police medical experts also get it all wrong. also expert medical police experts were using a sort of % "likelyhood" of medical causes, not a definate cause.
2007-11-07 00:27:28 · 23 answers · asked by himurabattosai83 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If the police arrest you based on an accusation, and there is evidence to substantiate the accusation, it's not a false arrest.
2007-11-07 00:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They arrested the person on the say so of another person, if the medical expert get it wrong they are stating the probable cause of the injury.
No you can't sue the police but you could sue the person who has accused you.
Surprised that the police did not charge the person with waisting police time and giving a false statement.
2007-11-07 08:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by st.abbs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN the UK the police have only got to prove "reasonable cause" to arrest you so you would not have a case for false imprisoment. this also applies to the so called medical witnessess. who in fact only state an opinion based on the evidence supplied. the person you may sue will be the accuser. in a civil court but then the burden off proof is different to a criminal court. the civil court bases the cases on the balance of probabilties, and this would be almost the same as the police used to arrest you in the first place. on the face of it I would put it down to experience unless you can prove the accuser was malicious in making the complaint in the first place
2007-11-07 00:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An accusation was made, if this was indeed false then that person will be dealt with by the police. You can then sue that person.
There are false allegations made every day by people trying to cover over their own lawbreaking tracks. Should the police ignore these? How do you tell at the scene of a crime who is telling the truth without evidence to prove the contrary?
2007-11-07 10:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by carswoody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer but I belive to sue the police you have to prove they intentionally falsely arrested you. If someone made a false accusation against you the cops were acting on information that they thoguhth was legitimate to make an arrest. You may be able to sue the person who falesly accused you. I personally think if someone is proven to have intentionally made false accusations against someoen they should have to serve the most severe sentence that the accusse would have faced?
2007-11-07 05:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by chillinginchicago 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK you will only sue successfully if you can show that the arrest was unlawful, or that the the police did not comply with the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act in detaining you. The question of your ultimate guilt or innocence is not the deciding factor. If the police acted in good faith on the information of a person worthy of credence then you are unlikely to succeed in litigation against them, but you might have a case against the person who accused you if the accusation was malicious.
2007-11-07 00:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by JimP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. The police only need reasonable cause (such as an accusation) to arrest you and (in cases that require it) medical opinion to hold you. That opinion would be based on the % probability that you committed the crime.
However, the accuser may be arrested for and charged with wasting police time and/or obstruction of justice (depends on the seriousness of the crime).
For those who are asking which country (and those in the US), this is the Y!A UK & IRELAND SECTION. Duhhh.
2007-11-07 00:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by Paul The Rock Ape 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cops can "hold" you for up to 72 hrs. without charging you for anything. After that they either have to charge you with something or let you go. If you want to sue them GOOD LUCK. Doesn't matter if the accusations are "false" or not. Or whether the medical experts (who are working for the cops) got it wrong or not, or how they claimed they came to their conclusions. The "better" bet is to find out who accused you in the first place and then proceed from there. Good luck...
2007-11-07 00:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by J. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like the police had probable cause to arrest you (probable cause means you probably did it). It was corroborated medical personnel so they were operating within the law and their duties. You may have a suit against your accuser, but you don't provide enough facts to say anything for sure.
2007-11-07 01:11:02 · answer #9 · answered by sammael_coh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can sue the accuser, not the police. The Police are acting within the law...gathering information. If the moron accused you is lying you can sue his/her *** for lots of ££££. Get a half decent lawyer and he will see the £££ he can make for you (and him)
2007-11-07 09:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋