Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

Being charged as an accessory....was not there

Let me just start off with what happened. Some tires were cut and windshield was busted. The owner of the vehicle is saying that two parties were involved. The two parties are my sister and her ex-husband. My sister thinks that her ex-husband is responsible and told the owner of the vehicle this. The ex-husband thinks that my sister and the owner of the vehicle were having an affair which is not true. The owner of the vehicle is pressing charges against my sister and her ex-husband, but my sister had nothing to do with it. The ex-husband has a restraining order against him from my sister. Can the owner of the truck press charges against her when she was not present of the time of the crime?


Asked on 5/12/05, 9:29 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

Re: Being charged as an accessory....was not there

The owner can certainly contact the police and tell them who he suspects. That is not the same as convincing the District Attorney who should be charged. It is also different from proving in Court who, if anyone, should be found guilty.

Your sister should contact a lawyer about preparing her defense.

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Answered on 5/12/05, 12:10 pm


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