Q: Injured from a gunshot wound/stray bullet fired at my house with and I had no criminal involvement.Do I need an attorney
My cousin showed up to my house looking for safe refuge from an attacker who had apparently followed her to my home. I dialed 911 for her and was speaking with a dispatcher when the assailant pulled up. I was directed to block off the door but didn't make it before he had fired thru the door striking me in the chest. I was taken to the hospital and police obtained a warrant for my home. It seemed like they were more out to get me for a crime then to help me. The warrant was for my dvr which I gladly told them about and surrendered at the time of the incident and anything that I don't really understand the other part but it looked to put me in a position of wrongdoing or find something to charge me with. It didn't look like they did much investigating but they did go into my bedroom on the second floor, away from where it took place, and went thru and took things from my girlfriends purse. I think this isn't right when that wasn't in the warrant.
A: You should look at the warrant carefully and take it to an attorney if at all possible. If the warrant affidavit contains statements that evidence of a crime could further be found in the home, it's possible the search and seizure is permissible. The remedy for an overreach of a warrant is suppression. This would be immaterial to whether you actually had anything to do with the crime being investigated. It seems of little doubt a crime occurred at your house.
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