Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

circumstancial evidence

i worked for a jewelry store and was fired they also told me they suspected me of stealing undocumented (uninventoryed)jewelry they said if i dont give them a check for information on where the jewelry is they will start an investigation and i would have to take a lie detector test because (when the investigation was started i was still employed) are they grasping at straws b/c i have not stolen anything i was let go for sales preformance issues but stealing but they told me all this right after i was fired SO I GUESS im asking to they have the right to make me take a lie detector test and are they loking for someone to pin theyre missing stuff on


Asked on 8/28/08, 9:05 pm

5 Answers from Attorneys
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Re: circumstancial evidence

You don't have to take a lie detector test or make any statements to anybody about this issue. If they feel they have enough evidence to bring a charge against you then they would do it without a lie detector test, so my advice is to not submit to one. If charges are brought against you please call me to discuss them. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com

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Answered on 8/29/08, 8:48 am
Joseph Potashnik Joseph Potashnik and Associates, PLLC

Re: circumstancial evidence

No one can make you take the lie detector test or make any statements against your will. This is America. In fact, do not make any statements to anyone about this. If they file a complaint against you and start an investigation, get a lawyer to represent you, but even then, don't make any statements to anyone.

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Answered on 8/28/08, 9:24 pm
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: circumstancial evidence

No one, even the police, has the right to compel you to take a lie detector test. Also, some individuals

give false indications due to personal

reactions to the questions, as opposed to whether they are lying or not. Hire an attorney if anyone approaches you about this matter again and DO NOT MAKE ANY STATEMENTS TO ANYONE, EVEN YOUR FRIENDS.

Call me if you like.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 8/28/08, 9:30 pm
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: circumstancial evidence

YOU NEED AN ATTORNEY RIGHT NOW. That's all there is to it.

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Answered on 8/28/08, 9:39 pm
Warren Redlich The Redlich Law Firm

Re: circumstancial evidence

I don't agree that you "need" an attorney right now, but it's a good idea for you to sit down with an attorney for an hour consultation. I represented a client who was charged with a felony in a similar situation. The case was eventually dismissed, but he spent 30 days in jail waiting to be extradited (brought to NY from another state).

I agree that you should not make any statements to anyone. It sounds like they would have a very difficult time proving you guilty. Any statements you make risk making that easier for them to put you in jail.

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Answered on 8/28/08, 10:15 pm


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