Did you know that being falsely arrested is a violation of your civil rights? If you believe you were wrongfully arrested, you can hire a wrongful arrest attorney to defend those rights.
Many innocent people become victimized by wrongful arrests. Police officers are not the only ones who can wrongfully arrest you; a private individual, for instance, a security guard can also commit the crime of wrongful arrest.
Let’s dig in and find out everything a citizen must know about saving their civil rights!
Wrongful Arrest: An Abuse of Power
Under the Fourth & Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, all people in Los Angeles are protected from unreasonable seizures. A false arrest occurs when an authoritative person takes you into custody or illegally holds you against your consent. Simply put, a police officer has no authority to arrest anyone without any valid reason or evidence against the arrestee for committing a crime. Basically, wrongful arrest includes:- The arrest of someone without supporting evidence
- Seizure without any just cause
- The arrest of the wrong individual
- Arrest without a legal justification or arrest warrant
- Arrest made for personal gain or planted evidence
- Arrest based on race
