Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

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I have a friend that was charged 15 in 1992 for a serious crime, but she was only 16 when it happened, although she did not actually commit the crime she was partially with them when it happened and now she has to have that record for life, however the detective that questioned her forged her mom's name so that they could questioned her without a legal guardian available. and she did not find out until recently when she had to pull her arrest records for something. the detective's have since been fierd for this in several other cases and those people charges were dropped completely. what can she do about this becouse it's ruining her life. i hate to see her live like this it's unfair to her shouldn't the law be upheld by all and justice to all.

Asked on 10/16/08, 10:17 pm

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Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

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If she was charged as a juvenile, her record should have been automatically erased when she was 24. If she was charged as an adult, she should look into having the record sealed.

The forgery is probably irrelevant. The law doesn't require that a legal guardian be present for the questioning of a juvenile, so the detectives could have questioned her anyway.

Answered on 10/16/08, 10:59 pm

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