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My question is, if a police officer does not make you sign the police report... could you use this in court?
Got in trouble on a misdemeanor charge but, now that I look over the report again, he never made me sign anything? Could this be used as an advantage in court... I plan on hiring a lawyer to help fight this too b/c I don't want to lose my Federal job on some stupid crap like this.
Public Comments
- There is no requirement to sign the report. If you made a written statement, that should be signed. If it is not signed, it can still be used in court. It may just take some effort to have it admitted.
- Don't want to lose the job don't take the makeup. 90% of women who shoplift and have jobs steal makeup. Any way there is no requirement in any state or by any court in the US that you sign a police report. The report normally states that you statement is not verbatim anyway. You challenge the report it is your word against the officers. If you wrote out or dictated a statement to a court stenographer then it needs to be signed by you. Hire a lawyer and listen to him. If the statement needs challenging he will file motion, testimony will be heard and a judge will rule on the statement admissibility prior to trial.
- A police report by itself is essentially meaningless. What matters is the officer's testimony at trial. A police report is typically used only by the testifying officer for purposes of refreshing his memory while providing testimony, and to provide pre-trial "discovery" to the attorneys. So, the fact that you did not sign the report means nothing. You'd better get a better defense if you want this charge to be dismissed.
- Maybe shoplifters are not qualified for Federal jobs. They are either too dishonest, or too stupid.
