text: can the law put you in jail without telling you your under arrest 21/2 months after a march-man act was put on i ask my family for help my brother had a mach-man act put on me signed by circet judge for dope. i went to treatment center for dry out. 21/2 months later stop for trafic vilation. the officer told me we have a problem. i presoomed position on his car. he handcuffed me never telling me that i was under arrest put me in car never reading me rights. took to jail prosesing me put in cell. no phone call. there was phone in cell no phonebook .i was under the march-man act when the dope was fond, and it  stated that i was'nt able to make rashannel dicitions . i took the dope with me because the law man tooled me i was'nt under arrest, in no trouble mite have cimecal imbalance taken you to a bed thats ready at detox (i was going to give the dope to the doc. )so he takes me to jail (thats how the law got the drogs) for 21/2 days befor taking me to detox now i'm facing crimanal charges a 3rd degree felony . is this legal can they do this   please help i go to court nov. 30 2006  ask for help ask for a lawyer to visit you.  since you have a hearing in just over a week, you should be yelling for one.  legal aid or the public defender's office will send an attorney to help you get thing straightened out.