Just had a random thought (probably been watching Criminal Minds too often), what would you do if you were accused of a crime you didn't commit? I mean like a really big crime, murder, robbery, etc. Since I live in a relatively small town, people would automatically think you did it just because you were accused of it. I notice on television that the police are quite nasty in the way they trick people into confessions, etc., but have a hard time believing its really that way in real life (after all, I've met Sam and I think he's quite an honorable fella) . I guess what I would do is say absolutely nothing and call an attorney immediately. What would you do?

 

Call Legal Bill,A.S.A.P.!!!!

 

Being married to an attorney, that's what I would do. But it is assumed as soon as you call an atorney, you must be hiding something, therefore you must have done whatever it is.
The Jonbenet Ramsey case comes quickly to mind.

 

I'd write a book immediately titled "If I Did It..."

Just kidding. In this day and age, one has to have good representation regardless of innocense or guilt. I'd cooperate with law enforcement/investigation fully but only with my attorney present because I want to know what my rights are.

 

I would cooperate with law enforcement and hire a lawyer, but only because there are no viable alternatives.

 

1st call, an attorney.
2nd call to my friend who is a retired cop and is now an investigator for the District Attorney (the guy that would be charging me erroneously).
3rd call, if needed, would be for a character reference, an aquaintance who happens to be the Chief of Police.
I don't think I would be a suspect for very long, unless they found me holding the bloody knife. I live in a small town too.

 

Get an attorney - people are people are people! Police, DA's, Judges, etc are just like you and me and everyone else - they make mistakes - since your question already presumes that one mistake has been made (false accusation) you will need an attorney to make sure the people that made the mistake don't cover it up by sending you to jail!

Your question has me wondering how the Duke College kids felt about the DA's political asperations at their expense? Sad case for those kids.

 

Being accused falsely is the one thing that gets my blood boiling faster than anything else. After pitching a conniption (sp) fit, I'd probably call my attorney if they didn't call the little guys in the white coats on me first for acting such a fool.

 

A few years ago, a security guard at a museum at Ohio State University was shot and killed on a Monday night. My wife was in a Monday-night bowling league, so I was normally home alone on Monday evenings. This particular Monday, I was invited to play tennis indoors at a local college, so I was on a court with 3 people, next to a court with 4 more people I knew, at the time of the murder. I got home and saw the news story on the murder: the picture of the suspect (a rather sketchy drawing) looked a lot like me. I was certainly glad that I was in a public place, rather than home alone, at the time of the murder because I was going to attend the university full-time a few months later.

The suspect was found in his apartment a few days later, dead from an apparent suicide.

 

I'd go into hiding, change my appearance and try to find that one-armed man who really did it! OK.....maybe not. But it does make for some good movies and TV series.