Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

can you sue the police dept or the jail if you have been arrested for a crime you did not do? and spent over 6+ days in jail?


Asked on 9/28/11, 8:52 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Daniel Martin Law Office of Daniel K Martin

Yes you can sue them, however you should be very rich to sue them because the amount of money that can collect will pale in comparison to the amount that you would spend to sue them. I am talking about $65,000 to sue to collect about $1,500. It really does not make sense to sue them for that.

I am sorry, but this is the truth.

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Answered on 9/28/11, 9:33 pm
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

NO.

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Answered on 9/29/11, 10:17 am
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

You can sue, but you will only be able to win if you can show that the authorities actually knew you were innocent, or at least that they had no reason to believe you were guilty. Police sometimes arrest people as a result of an honest mistake. The arrestees cannot sue successfully on that basis.

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Answered on 10/05/11, 3:55 pm


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