We have paint, we have a corner, and you have your Perry Mason moment? She is asserting an implicit distinction between "false words put into my mouth by the police" and "false words I spoke myself", but either way, obviously, she signed her name to what she now contends are false statements.
NO- it was ONLY false by being cohersed. Don't you know anything? I am not here for a trial or to be bashed. I know what my part in it was and I will face the consequences as I should. You saying I signed my name to something that is false isn't true. I NEVER said it was FALSE- only than the part of being-----forget it. I guess you need something better to do with your time AAron!!
OK-you want paint then paint is what you get. Painted picture by ME: Sitting in a wal-mart office being told you have to wait for the cops to get here and talk to them. THEN- told by the detective he would be back and talk to me but it was 4 hours later. I was asleep in a chair when he got back. He told me I need you to fill out a statement and I have already talked to the others involved.
Detective: You are to write this down as your statement and I will make sure it is alright and then you sign it and go home.
Me: OK- "(lightbulb) ok- do what he says and you get to go home"
Is that NOT coerced?
By NO means is this for you SeniorJudge- I think you have been the kindest. I am not looking for sympathy or derogatory comments. This isn't myspace or yahoo. I thought it was a place to get some answers. Oh and Panther It says I live in Michigan- so if you know anything about the laws here that would be helpful.
I want to re-write it because it was all basically against me and other people that weren't involved. I am saying that it is wrong for the cop to tell me "write this down and write that down, so you can go home" now isn't it? How do I go about getting it suppressed? The detective still wants to talk to me and said just because it says that on paper what I am being charged with doesn't mean it has to be that. But isn't it Wal-mart charging me and not the detective. Doesn't the judge decide the final outcome anyways and what the charge will be?
Realistically? Assuming you were advised of your Miranda Rights, it's very unlikely that you could get it suppressed.
Talk to your lawyer.Quoting People v Snider, 239 Mich App 393, 417-418; 608 NW2d 502 (2002)
Ok Aaron- you made your point and I appreciate it. Your just skipping the crap and going to the point. My mistake. I am just in a rage with all of this. I have searched the net and every time I typed in "retail fraud" this site came up so I thought what the heck. Thanks for taking the time to help.
You might want to check your miranda rights may not have applied if you were not under arrest at that moment! Far as the coericed confession I "personally" dont see your story meeting criteria for coericion!