Q: I have a complicated legal problem that starts with being charged with party to a crime for someone else's act
The people that committed the crime gained access to my car that was impounded when they wouldn't tell me where it was and they stole items from me out of my car in the police department I don't know how about going to file a lawsuit against the county the lawyer I paid every penny from savings to selling my items doesn't seem to even call me back to let me go know what's going on my court case is in October and I don't know if I lost you against the county for them allowing these people to steal from me which is suspicious in my opinion or the car company that literally did repossess my vehicle without sending me any notice they didn't give me an inventory list of what was in there and they even told me an email that they had disposed of my items and sold it when they didn't I don't know where to go I need to sit down and talk to somebody because I'm on the verge of another nervous breakdown.
Should I file suit against the county would that help my case?
A: Avoid the very first, and sadly, the most typical legal mistake many people make in the beginning of the legal process: do not make any legal decisions, actions, filings, appearances, concessions, admissions, clarifications without first discussing your exact criminal exposure to possible criminal charges directly with an commensurate criminal defense attorney licensed in that jurisdiction.
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