Legal Question in Criminal Law in Indiana

My step-son broke into some houses and then lied to his dad and said that one of his friends owed him money so instead of his friend giving him the money he gave him golf clubs. my step-son asked his dad if he would pawn them so he could have the money, so my boyfriend did. Well two weeks later the cops and detectives kicked in my boyfriends do and put my boyfriend in hand cuffs. The detectives questioned his son and his son said that his dad had nothing to do with it, that he is the one that broke in the house. And his son also showed the detectives the other houses that he broke in at and now they are trying to charge his dad with 3 counts of burgluraly and 3 counts of theft. The reason that I think they are doing that is because my boyfriend has a past record of it. Can they honestly do that to my boyfriend and does his son have to testify against his dad if the state ask him to?


Asked on 3/27/10, 6:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP

Yes, the state can prosecute him. They do not have to accept his son's version of events. If the son has pled or been found guilty, he can be forced to testify.

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Answered on 4/02/10, 8:07 pm


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