What will happen to my wife for throwing away evidence of our son’s crime?

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What will happen to my wife for throwing away evidence of our son’s crime?

Wife threw away evidence from son’s burglary. He is 33. She acted without thinking and hrew away 6 packs of cigarettes and a bank deposit envelop with some change in it. She panicked as a mother. Now they are threatening to charge her unless son talks with a detective. There is an arrest warrant ready to be signed which I saw. What can happen at most? It was a mother’s mistake.

Asked on August 1, 2011 New Hampshire

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

You and your wife need to seek help from a criminal defense attorney in your area as soon as possible - like yesterday.  Your son is an adult (and this is not to say that she did not panic as a Mom; only that he is not a minor).  I do not want them to charge her as an accessory after the fact.  She threw away evidence.  That charge is not so far fetched.  And he needs to speak with the detective with an attorney.  And he needs to tell the truth as do you and your wife no matter the consequences.  Lies will catch up to all of you and the punishments MUCH harsher should they come to light later rather than sooner. 


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