Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

i was at walmart. i had lotion in my hand and decided to put it back and buy it later i went to leave and the two walmart undercover people ran out after me accusing me of stealing it. i said no i put it back they told me to show them where i put it so i went back into the store to show them i was so embarresed being walked shoulder to shoulder one on each side of me back to show them i showed them and they said ok bye no apology or anything i was humilated and hurt. so embarressed what can i do that is not right


Asked on 8/28/11, 8:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Cevallos Cevallos & Wong, LLP

Generally, a shopkeeper has a privilege to detain you for a reasonable period of time. If their initial suspicion was reasonable, then they were able to detain. If it was not, then they may have committed the tort of false imprisonment.

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Answered on 8/29/11, 7:09 am


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