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[quote author=George W. Maschke link=msg=36193 date=1326437394]
[quote author=hellothere link=topic=0.0 date=1326430697]I am a suspect in taking some high value equipment from a business because I'm a key hold of the company. I DID NOT take anything and spent over an hour in a room with a detective while he questioned me over and over about if I stole the equipment. Of course I kept saying no because I didn't. But then he asked me if I would submit to a polygraph test, I said yes. But now I'm thinking that I shouldn't have said yes. The only reason I said yes was because I felt it would make him believe me more. The polygraph test hasn't been scheduled yet, can I still back out of it?[/quote]

Yes, you can and should refuse the polygraph. It is not a "test." It is a pretext for an interrogation in the absence of legal counsel.

[quote]Will it make me look guilty to back out now?[/quote]

Perhaps. But you already look guilty.

[quote]And I have no money for a lawyer, how can I get a lawyer to help me? I don't feel I should spend money on a lawyer for something that I didn't even do ![/quote]

For reasons why you should not again speak with the police without a lawyer by your side (let alone agree to a polygraph interrogation), see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
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Posted by figs

- Jan 13, 2012, 07:25 PM

If you cant afford a lawyer and your in the US, you might be elegible for legal aid - http://legalaid.uslegal.com.

also some lawyers offer free consultations, if you call ahead and ask.

Posted by George W. Maschke

- Jan 13, 2012, 01:49 AM

Quote from: hellothere on Jan 12, 2012, 11:58 PMI am a suspect in taking some high value equipment from a business because I'm a key hold of the company. I DID NOT take anything and spent over an hour in a room with a detective while he questioned me over and over about if I stole the equipment. Of course I kept saying no because I didn't. But then he asked me if I would submit to a polygraph test, I said yes. But now I'm thinking that I shouldn't have said yes. The only reason I said yes was because I felt it would make him believe me more. The polygraph test hasn't been scheduled yet, can I still back out of it?

Yes, you can and should refuse the polygraph. It is not a "test." It is a pretext for an interrogation in the absence of legal counsel.

QuoteWill it make me look guilty to back out now?

Perhaps. But you already look guilty.

QuoteAnd I have no money for a lawyer, how can I get a lawyer to help me? I don't feel I should spend money on a lawyer for something that I didn't even do !

Perhaps you could borrow money, or work out an arrangement with a lawyer to pay in installments. At minimum, I think it would be wise to seek a consultation. You could then tell the police that you're declining the polygraph based on legal counsel.

For reasons why you should not again speak with the police without a lawyer by your side (let alone agree to a polygraph interrogation), see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc

Posted by hellothere

- Jan 12, 2012, 11:58 PM

I am a suspect in taking some high value equipment from a business because I'm a key hold of the company. I DID NOT take anything and spent over an hour in a room with a detective while he questioned me over and over about if I stole the equipment. Of course I kept saying no because I didn't. But then he asked me if I would submit to a polygraph test, I said yes. But now I'm thinking that I shouldn't have said yes. The only reason I said yes was because I felt it would make him believe me more. The polygraph test hasn't been scheduled yet, can I still back out of it? Will it make me look guilty to back out now? And I have no money for a lawyer, how can I get a lawyer to help me? I don't feel I should spend money on a lawyer for something that I didn't even do !