My kids dad got arrested 9 months ago on a attempted murder charge.... hes innocent what can i do to help him?

Question

i want to know how to prove that kids dad is innocent. for one he was already on a 5 year probation due to a previous charge. 6 months in probation he gets arrested for attempted murder. he didn't do it. he was at home with us watching t.v. he did go outside too the store to get some tylenol and a pack of newports during the crime. we know who did it but we don't want to say any names. i have children and i don't want to endanger their lives to save another, this is where we live. what can i do? please help!!! open to all answers. if you are a professional it would be more helpful. thank you.

Answer 1

Being a lawyer, I can say that you are in a Jam. You have to decide what to do. Probably, the person that did it, if you say you know him/her, is a dangerous person. That's why you prefer not to rat him out. Talk to your kid's dad, and consider the consequences. Moving out of the city for a while might be one... although a pretty strong decision.

Approaching a lawyer that will give you the options on testifying in your state, regarding privacy laws, etc... might be another. Try to contact one of those HotLines, or try to approach the nearest Legal Aid (or Law School Legal Aid Clinic) in your area.

Hope it all works out... and the truth sets you all free.  

Answer 2

you need proof, find the reciept if he got one, and the store he went to will have cctv they might have caught him going in the shop and out during the murder which will proove him innocent if you know who it is you need to tell the police, either that or he goes to jail, your kids wont get a dad and you'll be stressed, so go to the police, hope this helped good luck

Answer 3

if he has a good lawyer that lawyer should be helping his innocent

Answer 4

Are you going to do what's easy, or are you going to do what's RIGHT?

If your bf has been arrested, chances are very good that the investigation is over.  The police and the DA are convinced they have arrested the right person, and they're not going to investigate any further.  The case is going to court, it's that easy.  Your bf either has to accept a plea deal and go to jail, or he has to go to trial and hope that the DA can't convince 12 people that he's really guilty.  If you and he say nothing, then you have to accept the risk of him being convicted and jailed.

On the other hand, one of you could do what you know is right.  Your bf is willing to go to jail to protect a murderer.  That isn't right, no matter how you slice it.  If your bf is innocent, it isn't right that he goes to jail.  If someone else did this, it isn't right that they never get punished.

I'm sure this other guy is a bad dude and you don't want him to know that you or your bf ratted him out.  But how do you know this guy won't come after you or one of your kids ANYWAY?  Bad guys aren't exactly rational.  They don't live by the rules the rest of us understand.  

Most communities have a Crimestopper phone line or a tip line that goes into the police station.  Calls to these phone lines can be anonymous.  So why don't you call one or both and tell them that the word on the street is that the wrong guy is in jail, and the real criminal is {and give his name}.  It's a start.  Might get you nowhere but it's worth a try.

And then your only option is for someone to name names.  

Answer 5

Why do they say he did it? What evidence do they have? How did he know the person? More details.  

Answer 6

Move to a new location and testify.

Answer 7

The Dad must have a lawyer.  Speak with him/her immediately.

Answer 8

Type an affidavit asap, the following is a sample:

WRITTEN AFFIDAVIT / STATEMENT

(Please print legibly)

I, , hereby  affirm  that  the  following written

account is  true  to  the  best  of  my  recollection (sign below):

******************** Statement of Account **********************

X

SIGNATURE

DATE: TIME:

Have it notorized and give it to his attorney. If the case goes to trial, then testify on his behalf.

Answer 9

Uh, to save the father of your kids, you best get 'singing like a canary'. Where are your priorities? It sounds to me like dad's guilty; if you'd let him take the fall before ratting out the 'supposed' guilty party.

Answer 10

you need  to contact the district attorneys office.

Answer 11

oh.. that's hard.. you really need a good evidence..

Answer 12

You could make an anonymous phone call. You could also tell the police and be put in the Witness Protection Program. The one problem is that you need proof, maybe the store has a security camera and he is on it. Hope I helped you.

Answer 13

jail is full of people claiming "i didn't do it"

Answer 14

If you have the information that "may" help him and refuse to use it, then there is nothing else you can do.  If it was "attempted" murder, did the victim identify your kids dad as the suspect?  If they did you have huge problems, because even if you did give the name you believe that did it, the victim would have identified the other (your kids dad).

Answer 15

You need to stay out of it. Unless ofcourse your still with the dad. If he has previous charges what makes YOU think he's innocent? You have no proof. Leave it to the legal system, they will take care of him. And well if he's already in so much trouble, why would you want him as a role model for your kids, move on and find someone else lady. Life is short.

Answer 16

you need to try to get prove that hes inicent like find out were he was the time of the murder

Answer 17

for the moment.. I will accept your statement that you do actually know who did it.  I won't sugar coat this... you are thus CONCEALING EVIDENCE, and the price of this will probably be an innocent man, going to prison.. or worse.

INNOCENT persons DO go to prison.  This is a reality that many people don't want to face. The innocence project is busy, trying to get dna evidence, to get hundreds of persons out of prison, who have been there for years.  Worse... the person who REALLY did this, is out there, ready to kill someone else.

I can't even tell you how your information can be proven. That is the job of your ex's lawyer, as well as the DA, who NEEDS evidence to arrest and convict the other persons. That won't even happen, unless you do the right thing.

I DO understand and hear your desperation. To protect someone who is a murderer, is legally a crime in itself. The longer it goes on, the harder it gets.

I don't know how your children will live with the horror if their father is sentenced to death, for something he did not do.  

Answer 18

Find a good lawyer and tell him everything you know. Also, don't be afraid to testify in court if you need to.

That's really all the help you can get from me, but the lawyer will know what to do!

Good luck, and God Bless. I hope you come out of this alright!

Answer 19

Not much unless either the defense or prosecution call you to the stand.