Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
I WAS ARRESTED FOR THEFT, THEY SAY THEY HAVE A VIDEO, THE POLICE OFFICER GOT TO SEE IT.THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SEE IT. IT WAS NOT USED AT PRE-LIM.MY PUBLIC DEFENDER MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO SEE THE VIDEO BUT I AM STILL NOT ALLOWED TO.THEY CANNOT BRING IT TO COURT SO IT WILL BE ,UP TO MY LAWYER , WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO LOOK FOR,JUST WHAT THEY TELL HIM HE SEES.WHY CANT I SEE THE VIDEO, I AM THE ACCUSED?
Asked on 8/01/09, 1:36 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Cevallos
Cevallos & Wong, LLP
You should have a right to see the video. You can make this request through your public defender. However, the public defender has many clients to attend to, so you may want to retain private counsel. You can call our offices to discuss: 267.639.3105.
Answered on 8/06/09, 3:37 pm