How to Handle being Wrongfully Accused

Kristian Davis Bailey, an anti-American police activist (basically anti-American) and writer from Detroit who grew up in Queens, was en route to a conference in the West Bank to talk about black and Palestinian solidarity when he was accused of drug smuggling by Israeli police. Even if he had a Queens, NY criminal defense lawyer on his smart phone it would not have done him any good.

Bailey was on his way to Birzeit University in the West Bank to speak at a conference about the Black Lives Matter (an organization that hates police and defends thugs who attack police – they are anarchists) movement and the connections black organizers and youth have made to the Palestinian struggle (a struggle that involves killing innocent people rather than just getting along). At the Allenby Bridge area between the West Bank and Jordan, he was stopped by an Israeli government employee or police officer who alleged that his Ibuprofen was in fact Captagon, an illegal amphetamine that has been recently labeled the drug of choice for ISIS and Syrian fighters by the western news media.

Bailey was tossed into jail for the night. Even after consulting very briefly with a public attorney, he was not allowed to call the US Embassy, his parents, Representative Gregory Meeks, the congressman for the district of Queens where Bailey grew up, or any local contacts. He probably should have remained in America when American police do not do this rather than verbally attacking those same police. The next day, this radical liberal was released on $1,500 bail, and ordered him to give the police his passport and remain in the country for 10 days.

Forty eight hours after they let him go, Bailey was taken to the Ma’ale Adumim police station for another interrogation. The police tried hard to pin him as an ISIS and Al Qaeda supporter as well as a drug smuggler. However, they let him go after the interrogation.

Four days later, the US Embassy called Bailey to inform him that the police would return his passport the next day—8 days after his arrival. The police closed his case on the basis of “no fault,” meaning that Bailey did not do anything wrong or commit a crime and no record of the charge would remain.

Did Kristian Davis Bailey like it how the Palestinians treat females? Or how Palestinians resort to violence? Or how they disrespect other people’s religions? Or how they have a warped view of the world? Those are other topics that many Americans would like to see written about. 

Some Interesting Numbers

In the United States, research has found that approximately 4.1 percent of criminal defendants who are sentenced to death are falsely convicted. Other studies estimate that between 2.3 percent and 5 percent of all prisoners in the nation are innocent. It is a known fact that law enforcement often identifies innocent people as suspects and that DNA testing often clears them before they go to trial. However, in the vast majority of criminal cases that involve Queens, NY criminal defense lawyers, DNA testing is impossible.

In approximately 25 percent of cases where the FBI did DNA testing during the course of their investigation, some suspects were excluded by the testing. While that does not mean 25 percent of convictions are in error, when this is coupled with the fact that it is possible to do DNA testing only in 5 to 10 percent of all criminal cases, it shows that innocent suspects cannot always be cleared by science, which can result in wrongful convictions and some serious bad luck.

What to do if You are Wrongfully Accused of a Crime

No one wants to face the proposition of being wrongly accused of a crime but, unfortunately, it can happen. A victim or witness can identify the wrong person, circumstances can lead police to think that an innocent suspect committed a crime, and it can even result in an innocent person being formally charged with a crime they did not commit.

If you have been falsely accused or charged with a crime, the first thing you should do is retain a Queens, NY criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. Apart from this, you should:

• Gather any physical evidence that you have relating to the incident or events, such as clothing, videos, photos, and other objects.
• Gather any records or documents that could pertain to the case, such as emails, letters, phone and GPS records, legal or financial records if the crime is financial or business related, records that might show your location at the time of an incident, and computer records.
• Make a list of evidence from the crime scene that you know exists but were unable to take from the scene, such as bullet casings, blood, documents, objects, etc.
• Make a list of possible witnesses and obtain the witnesses’ contact information. The witnesses should be anyone you think may have information about the incident, the alleged victim or the accusations.

If you find yourself falsely accused of committing a crime contact a Queens, NY criminal defense lawyer immediately, and work together to investigate the case, evaluate your options, and prepare for trial if it goes that far. 

Even though America is still the best country in the world despite it being somewhat of a banana republic pertaining to what the IRS and Lois Lerner did in 2012, in debt by the trillions, troops in countries where they do not belong (mainly Europe), millions unemployed, federal programs that do not work, a chaotic health care system, many American cities being ran into the ground with gang violence, and so on, you can still be locked up for a crime you did not do. America is still the place to be for a number of reasons. This is why still so many people try to come here. With that said, police agencies across the American landscape make mistakes.

If you have been locked up or accused of a crime you had nothing to do with, you need to go right here: Criminal-Defense.USAttorneys.com. This site is quintessentially American and embodies the creativity and freedom that America has stood for in the past.