Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

If someone gets into trouble and has the option of working as a confidential informant for police on drug trafficing and that person takes that option, and has to involve someone to drive them to do the exchange but the driver has nothing to do with the case, and the police promise the safety of both the driver and the confidential informant unless the case is taken to trial, yet the video of the drug exchange was released to the defendants lawyer and the lawyer released it to the defendant before trial and let him take the video home then the defendant put the video evidence on facebook and youtube allowing the identities of both the driver and the confidential informant to be seen by everyone, and then following the video threats and harm were being done after orders of protections were given.... is there anything I can do about sueing the police station/ lawyer/ facebook/ youtube/ or the defendents? If so how do i go about this and what do i sue for?


Asked on 6/16/11, 11:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Southard Law Office of Richard Southard

No one forced the driver to become involved to help the CI; meaning the authorities did not say if you want credit as a CI, you need to involve this civillian who had nothing to do with case. If you chose to assist the CI of your own volition, you may have done so at your own risk. If certain assurances were made by the authorities for your adssitance and you can prove that they were, you may have a valid claim. However, even in that scenario a lawyer would have to evaluate how you were harmed by the ineptitude of the authorities. I know it sounds ridiculous given the potential for harm but money is not awarded for potential harm only actual harm. I did not create the system before you comment harshly on my reply.

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Answered on 7/11/11, 8:01 pm


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