Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

supena... what is the proper protocol?

Ok so I was a witness to an event took

place recently. The police took me in for

questioning but did not arrest or finger

print me. I did not sign or write a written

statement but I did tell my side of the

story while an officer and a detective took

notes. They then released me and

promised they would not tell the

defendant what I said. They lied to me

because I court they said my full name

while the defendant and everyone we

know was there. They wanted me to

appear in court but that would put me in

danger. I was never handed a supena. The

cops never came to my house looking for

me. But this morning they called my house

and told my grandpa I need to come in. He

said I wasn't there and has not seen me.

Can I not go? Can they arrest me if I don't

if I wasn't handed a supena or does the

call count? What do I do?

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