First off, get a lawyer. You will thank yourself later for getting one or you will kick yourself for not getting one. The police don't have as many rights as one would expect and there are sometimes cases that just because they have probable cause does not give them the right to search or even question a witness. Just get a lawyer and have him/her deal with everything. They know the law much better than you and know how to work within or around the law to the best of your advantage.
It's a shame that the police have so much power these days. It's really just the abuse of power that comes with some cops that have an oversized ego and think they are kings. A few years ago in Delaware there was an unlawful search of my home (where a lot of my family resides, justn ot me when I'm at home in CA) and I was called at my apartment in San Francisco. I immediately went to DE to find the house how it was left after the police searched it. Their "probable cause" was looking for my brother who was on the run and wanted for violation of probation. I immediately contacted a lawyer and found their were charges against my younger sister for underage drinking and drug paraperhnalia (sp?). I made the mistake of going to the police station and demanding the policemen's names who came to my house. I got nowhere very fast and started to yell at the police.
At that point I was completely angry. My laywer was able to receive the names of the policemen who invaded my house and from there we went on to defend my little sister. The judge deemed it unlawful entry and the case was thrown out. My lawyer then decided to pursue individual action against these cops in order to repay everything broken from the search. the house was a complete mess and there were a lot of expensive items completely broken. I ended up getting back the full value of everything that was broken and then some. Needless to say, it was good to get the "individuals" and not the state itself.
It's a shame that the police have so much power these days. It's really just the abuse of power that comes with some cops that have an oversized ego and think they are kings. A few years ago in Delaware there was an unlawful search of my home (where a lot of my family resides, justn ot me when I'm at home in CA) and I was called at my apartment in San Francisco. I immediately went to DE to find the house how it was left after the police searched it. Their "probable cause" was looking for my brother who was on the run and wanted for violation of probation. I immediately contacted a lawyer and found their were charges against my younger sister for underage drinking and drug paraperhnalia (sp?). I made the mistake of going to the police station and demanding the policemen's names who came to my house. I got nowhere very fast and started to yell at the police.
At that point I was completely angry. My laywer was able to receive the names of the policemen who invaded my house and from there we went on to defend my little sister. The judge deemed it unlawful entry and the case was thrown out. My lawyer then decided to pursue individual action against these cops in order to repay everything broken from the search. the house was a complete mess and there were a lot of expensive items completely broken. I ended up getting back the full value of everything that was broken and then some. Needless to say, it was good to get the "individuals" and not the state itself.
