Can an officer go back on a deal to not charge you with a crime if you help them get other offenders?
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Can an officer go back on a deal to not charge you with a crime if you help them get other offenders?
Was pulled over and the police found a bag of marijuana. Told me that if I helped them get dealers or help pull people over with weed they won’t charge me. Wondering if I help them can they still arrest me?
Asked on August 23, 2012 under Criminal Law, North Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
As long as there is nothing in writing signed by the police officer and you as to the alleged "deal" with you to assist in being an "informant" in exchange for not arresting you for the bag of marijuana found in your possession, the police officer is under no legal obligation to perform as he or she stated they would as to you.
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