If someone went into a storewith a friend who hid a shirt in the person’s backpack without them knowing and the friendlater confessed, what can happen?

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If someone went into a storewith a friend who hid a shirt in the person’s backpack without them knowing and the friendlater confessed, what can happen?

When trying to leave the store, security stopped them and the police arrested him and put him in holding cell. The friend who put the shirt in his bag tried to confess to doing it without my friend knowing but the police said no, my friend must have known what was going on and he had the shirt therefore he was receiving the charge. My friend has spoke of nothing his entire childhood and young adult life other than wanting to be a cop. Is there anyway to have this charge dropped or take the confession into account? What could he do?

Asked on January 26, 2012 under Criminal Law, New York

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you friend has been charged for shoplifting where he did not place the article in the backpack he was wearing and had no knowledge that it was placed, he will have a good defense to the charge against him assuming the friend who placed it there signs a statement under the penalty of perjury that he or she placed the article in the backpack.

In the interim, I suggest that you friend consult with a criminal defense attorney regarding the situation to see what can possibly be done to assist him. I suggest that the best way to resolve the issue with your friend is to have a criminal defense attorney intervene with the prosecution.


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