Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

? asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 7 years ago

can i file a law suit for this?

Okay so iv been in trouble in 2 different states. first in SC, I went through a program to expunge my record. I did the program & was charged before it was over & have been falsely accused in NC. Sc referred me back to court. What happened in nc i was stranded 1 night in sc walked home, an officer picked me up gave me a ride a few miles up the road. So a few weeks later i was charged with a felony. I put the case off in sc & ask for a speedy trial in nc. But the problem was the case in NC took way to long & the court of sc has charged me with the crime. They only have a video on me, so I ask the DA & sheriff to look at the video & look at me,(looks nothing like me, half my size also) except they wouldn't. The case ended in my favor but now i have a record in SC. NC ruined my life just because i was in the area when a crime happened, is that even probable cause. is their any kind of legal action i can take. The officer only went on me being in the area & it being late at night

1 Answer

Relevance
  • 7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Probably not worth the effort, and you will absolutely need an attorney to pull this off. You also have a very limited time to file anything against a city/county/state, so get in the phone book and start calling lawyers. Hopefully you can explain to them what happened much better than you did here, because this doesn't make a lot of sense.

    From what you wrote here... you got nothing to work with. And yes, being in the area of a reported crime can be enough probable cause.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.