Is a detective allowed to leave voice mails on my wife’s phone threatening me about building a case?
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Is a detective allowed to leave voice mails on my wife’s phone threatening me about building a case?
I just got a call from a detective saying that he wanted to speak with me about a burglary that happened that I had no knowledge of. At first I was willing to speak to him but he began to call my wife’s phone saying things like if I don’t come in he’s going to assume that I don”t want to cooperate and hes going to build a case against me. I have no idea what he is talking about. However, I did pay for a room for a friend at the hotel the night that it happened but I only did it because he had no where to go and I even came and bought him food and left. Is it possible for me to go to jail for something I didn’t do or had any knowledge of?
Asked on December 9, 2016 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Under no circumstances speak with the police without having an attorney to represent you. You are under no obligation to go in and be interrogated; you don't even need to speak with the police if they show up at your house. You could easily and inadvertently say something incriminating about yourself regarding this matter. You need to know that questioning you without your having an attorney present is to their benefit. If they can they will try and get you to implicate yourself. So no matter how friendly they may appear or, conversely, no matter how threatening they seem, do not do speak with them without a lawyer.
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