Re: texas statutes

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On 3/01/06, ernie wrote:
> hi in texas how long can a company wait until the file
> theft charges i was stupid and signed a confession in
> the last 60 days nothing has been filed no police have
> been involved and the area manager responsible for
> filing did not ean to file can someone step in now
and
> file
Ernie, and everyone else: if I would only be able to
accomplish only one thing on these chat boards I would hope
it's to get this message across:KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!! That
includes signing anything. Once you do, you're hosed. You
have, practically speaking, no defense after you sign a
confession or admit something to the police. It would make
my job as a defense attorney so much easier if people would
just exercise their 5th amendment rights and keep quiet. Of
course (former) prosecutors would disagree; it makes their
job much easier if you've already admitted to the crime. As
for your question, it would help if you used periods, it's
hard to read the way it is but I get the gist. Most states
have a period of time measured in years as to how long
police can take to arrest you for a crime. I would suggest
consulting an attorney, especially if it was something
fairly valuable or a large amount of money. Any time you're
looking at jail, you should have representation. You've
already done damage on your own by signing the confesssion,
don't make it any worse.