warrant

[shipit]

What is the name of your state? minnesota

what information do the courts need to have to make an arrest warrant made out for you?? like what kind of evidence is needed before they can make a warrant for your arrest??? or do they need any evidence?? is someone saying you did something but not having proof enough for the courts to put out a warrant for your arrest??

[The Occultist]

They have to be reasonably sure that you are guilty of the offense, and must be able to convince a judge of that so that he can sign the warrant. It's too big of a grey area for anybody to give you any sort of definite answer.

That being said, I think you need to share some more details.

[shipit]

they said i took money from someones purse and took a bag of cash from this business... the only thing they have is what people think there is no video tape evidence or anything

[The Occultist]

Well they can arrest you for that. Whether or not they would win in trial is a completely separate issue.

[CdwJava]

Before a warrant will issue there must be articulable probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed and that the person in question committed the crime. Whether that burden of proof can be supported by speculation alone is doubtful. A person who witnessed the incident or overheard something significant about the incident might be sufficient to establish P.C.

- Carl

[shipit]

can they make a warrant out with out having any witnesses or any tape records of me "doing it"... all they have is people saying they think i did it without any evidence to prove so..

[The Occultist]

Originally Posted by shipit

can they make a warrant out with out having any witnesses or any tape records of me "doing it"... all they have is people saying they think i did it without any evidence to prove so..

They have to be able to convince a judge that they have enough evidence to reasonably assume that you committed a crime. If a judge can be convinced of that, then he will sign the warrant. A warrant does not decide guilty, that's what the trial is for.

[CdwJava]

The issue will then become WHY they think you did it? Did you tell someone? Did you suddenly fall into money at the same time the money was stolen? Did you bag about it? Were you seen with a similar bag?

It is entirely possible that a series of observations and comments could give rise to sufficient cause to convince a judge to sign an arrest warrant. In some states warrants are sworn out under oath by victims in which case a warrant could be issued with lesser cause, but the person swearing out the warrant could be liable for damages in the event of a false arrest.

You might consider consulting an attorney ... or are they just picking on you for no reason?

- Carl

[shipit]

they think it is me cause i'm kinda of the new person to the group... otherwise there is no evidence that i did it other then that they think i did it

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by shipit

they think it is me cause i'm kinda of the new person to the group... otherwise there is no evidence that i did it other then that they think i did it

Then you probably have nothing to worry about.

- Carl

[shipit]

so ppl saying i did it without having proof or witnesses being able to confirm that i did it isn't enough to put out a warrant for my arrest?? the dude that said i took the money from the business said it had to be me cause i was one of a few ppl that came into his work... if they did make a warrant wouldn't they have to make one out for everyone that came into his work?? cause they have no clue who did it.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by shipit

so ppl saying i did it without having proof or witnesses being able to confirm it isn't enough to put out a warrant for my arrest??

It depends on what they say they saw or know and how they know it. No one here could possibly predict what a DA or a judge would say without knowing what the witnesses have to say.

- Carl

[shipit]

there aren't any witnesses cause no one could see anything... it's all what people think, it's basically people pointing fingers.. i

[shipit]

do they make warrants out if there are no witnesses that caught the person in the act and they have no evidence proving that the person did it??

[shipit]

the amounts that were supposedly stolen were like $150 from the purse and like about $300 from the business...