It happens every day, people get arrested for something they didn’t do or for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. This situation often happens when you are hanging around people who you think are your friends but turn out to be participants in illegal activity. Sometimes this can happen without you even realizing it.
Let’s say you met some new friends you are going to go to the local bar to watch sports with for the night. This is a common and innocent beginning to an evening. Your new friends say they will pick you up from your house so you can all ride together in the same car. This sounds like a great idea but on your way to the bar, the driver mentions he has to stop and drop something off at a friends house before you go to the bar. Ok. There’s no problem so far. However, on your way to the friend’s house, a police officer pulls over the car and requests to search the car and finds drugs.
You didn’t know anything about the drugs, you were just trying to go watch your favorite sports team on television at the bar. Sometimes just being in the same car can lead to an arrest. You are innocent, but who is going to believe you, right?
Another scenario that is common involves shoplifting. You might go to the mall with some friends when one of them decides they want to stuff an expensive jacket or some jewelry into their backpack and walk out of the store without paying. The store security stops you before leaving the store and calls the police to press charges. You didn’t even know your friend put the jacket in their backpack since they did it while they were in the fitting room. But, there you are getting blamed for the same crime anyway. Who is going to believe you are innocent?
If you get arrested for a crime you didn’t do, the most important thing to do is contact an attorney immediately. If you are in this situation right now, contact us today for further assistance.
Roy J. Kahn, with years of legal experience in a wide variety of criminal law, heads a “boutique” firm, which means that your attorney is Roy J.Kahn, not a paralegal. If you have been charged or are about to be charged with a crime—or if you have been contacted to be a witness in a federal grand jury case, you need a qualified defense. You should consult with an attorney immediately and know that you have a right to make no statement until you have consulted with an attorney To contact Mr. Kahn, he can be reached at 305-358-7400.
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