Guilty until Proven Innocent : A True Story of False Arrest, Lies, Intimidation and Vindication

On April 5th, 2006, my son Chris was arrested in Hazel Park Michigan andcharged with 2nd Degree Home Invasion. He didn't match the descriptionof the suspects, wasn't wearing what the suspects were described aswearing and wasn't the height or weight of the suspects.He had an alibi, but the Hazel Park Police weren't interested. They had to arrest someone for the crime and Chris was the onlyperson they found out walking that night.Guilty Until Proven Innocent, details the events from April 5th, 2006,through January 17th, 2007. From uncooperative police officers, tounscrupulous lawyers, to the prosecutor that had a video surveillancetape in her possession, proving my son was shopping at the time ofthe reported break-in and simply ignored it.The book describes the non-investigation by the Hazel Park Policeand how they fabricated a case against my son. Calling in a K9 cop andhis dog Nikko, from the Madison Hts. Michigan Police to help with a fakeK9 tracking report.Guilty Until Proven Innocent, details my own investigation into theman claiming he'd seen my son in his house. With Internet backgroundchecks, State Police Criminal checks, searching court records andFreedom of Information requests.The book describes our feelings of frustration, anger and stress,until an attorney named Sid Suo came into our lives. He gave ushope and confidence, believed in us and gave us the will to beatthis false charge.Last but not least, Guilty Until Proven Innocent describes a promisemade, and a promise kept.Told in an honest, straight forward style,Guilty Until Proven Innocent is a true story,THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.Retelle, Richard is the author of 'Guilty until Proven Innocent : A True Story of False Arrest, Lies, Intimidation and Vindication', published 2007 under ISBN 9780980020304 and ISBN 0980020301.