[kikiandty]

I have been charged with false statement as a felony. My vehichle was involved in a crime in which I had no idea about, I gave the police false info on who was driving the car not knowing what the car was involved in. I was not read any rights or anything when the investigator came to my home to ask about the driver of the car nor did I write anything down. I was cohersed to come into the investigators office thinking I was going to get my car back. When I went in the investigator asked me about the driver of the car the night the crime was committed. I did indeed tell the truth and the officer recoreded my true statement. My rights were never read to me and oh yeah on my warrant paper they have that I lied at the investigators office but that's when I told the truth about the driver of car. At my home was when I lied about who drove the car. I woyuld take the charge of giving a false statement but what I'm not understanding is how can it be a felony charge being that I had nothing to do with or knowlegde of the crime that was committed. The police lied to me three times about how they got a hold of my car. They also kept my car as evidence until the driver turned themselves in ( can they do That). Also my car was parked at least 3 blocks where crime was committed did the officers have the right to seize my car? Please need help I'm a single parent of 1 and I have a clean record.

[Fr_Chuck]

The police are allowed to lie to you, I know, you can't lie to them, but they are allowed to lie to you. But that is how it works, they can tell you about evidence that does not exist anything to get you to confess.

Also at this point, they must believe you know something about the crime, in fact I would say that they must believe you were involved in the crime.

The defense to one lie is not going to be I lied the other time. What you need is a good attorney.

The issue here is they don't have to read you your rights, if you at the time are not a suspect, if they are asking you questions as a witness you are not read any rights.

Yes they have the right to take evidence and can actually hold it until the bad guys are caught and the trial is over. So if they will give it to you after the driver turns his self in, then that is lucky ( but may also just be another lie also)