Arrested In New York
You can be arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant. An arrest warrant is a directive issued by a New York local criminal court judge directing a police officer to arrest a person -designated as a defendant in an accusatory instrument. Its sole purpose is to bring that person before the court to be arraigned on the charges set forth in the accusatory instrument. However, the majority of New York arrests are done without a warrant.
You can be arrested without a warrant if a New York police officer sees you committing a felony, misdemeanor or a violation. You can be arrested for a misdemeanor or a felony without a warrant if the New York police officer has probable cause to believe that you committed a crime in or outside their presence. If you have been arrested then immediately contact a criminal defense lawyer. The majority of New York criminal defense lawyers accept emergency calls 24/7.
Do not resist being arrested. It will only serve to add a charge of resisting arrest. Do not speak with or in front of the police regardless of whether you are innocent or guilty. Do not confess no matter what the police promise you or tell you. Tell the police you want a criminal defense lawyer and that you do not wish to speak with them until you have spoken with your criminal defense lawyer. Do not say anything else to the police other than “I want a lawyer and to remain silent”. Do not discuss your case with your family, friends or fellow inmates. Do not discuss the case with anyone other than your criminal defense lawyer. Do not consent to a search of your person, home or car. You should say “no” whenever a police officer asks you permission to look inside your purse, luggage, bags, pockets, car, house or anything else. However, do not attempt to stop the police from searching your person, personal belongings, home or car.
Do not consent to being in a line up or show up. However, do not physically resist being in a line up or show up. If the police ask to search your house, call a criminal defense lawyer. If the police ask you to participate in a line up, call a criminal defense lawyer. Do not waive your right to remain silent. Do not waive your right to speak with a criminal defense lawyer. Pay close attention to everything the police do and say. Do not believe anything the police tell you. The police can and do lie to people they suspect of committing criminal acts especially when attempting to gain admissions and confessions. Do not believe them when they say they found your finger prints at the scene, when they say your co-defendant told us everything, when they tell you that they have DNA linking you to the crime, when they say you can go home if you just tells us you did it, when they say the judge will go easier on you if you just confess, etc. If you have been arrested, the next step will be the booking process.
The sooner you retain a criminal defense lawyer the better. If you hear the police are looking for you then contact a criminal defense lawyer even if the police say you are not a suspect or a person of interest. Your lawyer can usually find out the reason the police want to speak with you. If necessary, your criminal defense lawyer can arrange for you to turn yourself into the police. Your criminal defense lawyer will be present when you surrender. If appropriate, your criminal defense lawyer can advise the police that you are asserting your right to counsel and your right to remain silent. Your criminal defense lawyer can – if you are arrested after surrendering-use the fact that you voluntarily turned yourself in to argue to the court that you should be released on your own recognizance or on low bail. Your criminal defense lawyer can also be present at any line up following your surrender to observe whether proper procedures are followed by the police.
Please call me toll free at 1-877-858- 2889 if you are ever arrested. I am available 24/7. The initial consultation if free. If the case is not dismissed, I will negotiate a favorable plea bargain or take the case to trial.
