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I have been charged with Home Invasion. My first charge ever. I was under duress. What am i looking at for time?
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There were three of us. I did not plan this at all. We went on what was to be a scouting mission to break into the home. While we were driving past the house the main guy with us wanted to go in there with force. Myself and the other guy did not agree. We drove back to our metting place and he went to his truck. While out of my view he pulled a gun out of his truck and put it to the other mans head. Then he had me get out of the van and he pulled a gun on me and told me that we were going to do this. I had to go to the door, without a mask and tackle him and then the other man would take care of the rest. I never hit the man. The other guy forced the victim to open his safe. I was told to grab the money. There was a hidden spot in the safe that i did not tell the other suspect about.
Despite your protestations to the contrary, you were originally contemplating a crime of some sort, probably a burglary. That does not place you in a pristine position if the police discover that about you.
However, if you wish to continue working with the police, you must get a good lawyer, despite what it will cost you, or you will likely not get any benefit from your cooperation with them in front of the Court. The police don't have the final authority to make deals about the outcome of your case. The DA does. Someone has to get in touch with the DA and get him/her to make a commitment about how much benefit you will recieve. Without that, you can conceivably work for them and get no benefit for putting yourself in harms way with the other two people or anyone else you know who is commiting crimes.
Hire a lawyer and please don't put any detailed information on an open web site like this again. Even the police read these from time to time and I would hate to have them get information about you through it.
Good luck.
Thomas C GallagherCriminal Defense AttorneyMinneapolis, MN ·
If convicted of aggragated robbery or burglary, prison is likely. It is a mistake to confess facts like this on the internet! If you can you should delete this question! Duress can be a defense to a criminal charge. According to the story here, this could be viewed as conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and burglary, with an affirmative defense of duress. Q & A on the web is not going to solve it. You need a good criminal lawyer ASAP.
As my colleagues have noted, you should not post details on a website that could identify you. Do not talk about the case further with anyone other than a lawyer representing you on the case. You should talk in detail with your lawyer about whether or not you really have a defense of duress. Only a lawyer consulting privately with you can really help you answer those questions.
