Q: How can I be locked up for 6 months in a county jail and only plea guilty to something I didn't do or put a$10,000.00 up
The state police arrested me last year for a drug trafficking charge..I was completely innocent of my charges..i was locked up and confined for almost 6 months because I wouldn't plea for something I had nothing to do with..i stayed in there til the day of my trial..I'm still struggling to get my bills caught up..I was falsely accused and then when they saw that I was innocent they didn't care how me or my family were affected by it..not fair
A: If the case was dismissed against you, you may have anaction for wrongful arrest. Unfortunately, in the current criminal justice system climate, many innocent people make the decision to plead guilty to something they didn’t do just so they can get out of jail because they can’t afford to post bond.
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