What would it take for me to get arrested if caught passing a counterfeit bill (which I claimed I didn't know was counterfeit)
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If I am caught passing a counterfeit $100 note dollar to a store by the police (and I claim I didn't know it was counterfeit when I passed it), if they searched me and found no other counterfeit bills nor any other incriminating evidencewould they likely arrest me?
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Anyone can get arrested for almost any reason. To be convicted it must be shown, beyond a reasonable doubt, either through direct or circumstantial evidence that you knew the money was counterfeit.
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