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“We, as criminal defense lawyers, are
forced to deal with some of the lowest
people on earth, people who have no
sense of right and wrong, people who
will lie in court to get what they want,
people who do not care who gets hurt in
the process. It is our job - our sworn
duty - as criminal defense lawyers, to
protect our clients from those people." |
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You should never
talk to a police
officer. However, if
you simply
cannot
resist the urge, I
suggest you say only
the following:
I want to
cooperate but, I
refuse to
consent to any
search
whatsoever. As
such, I do not
consent to a
search of my
premises, my
person, my
immediate
location or any
vehicle or
effects. My
attorney has
advised me not
to talk to
anyone, not to
answer any
questions, and
not to reply to
accusations.
Call my attorney
if you want to
ask questions,
search me or my
property, do any
tests, do any
lineups, or any
identification
procedures. I do
not agree to any
of these things
without my
attorney present
and I do not
want to waive
any of my
constitutional
rights.
Million Dollar Legal
Advice |
A NOTE
ABOUT
COURT-APPOINTED
COUNSEL
Some
lawyers
who
defend
the
indigent
--
especially
public
defenders
--
are
heroes
of
ours.
They
are
overworked
and
underpaid,
but
they
do a
terrific
job
of
representing
the oppressed.
If
you
are
appointed
a
lawyer
in a
criminal
case
in
Michigan,
your
court-appointed
lawyer
may
be a
truly
outstanding
attorney.
He
may
also
be
an
incompetent
hack.
By
the
same
token,
if
you
hire
a
lawyer
for
a
criminal
case
in
Michigan,
your
retained
lawyer
might
be
either
a
fine
attorney
or a
bungler.
One
major
difference
between
court-appointed
counsel
and
retained
counsel,
though,
is
that
you
can't
choose
your
court-appointed
counsel.
You
get
what
the
judge
gives
you.
If
you
retain
an
attorney
you
make
the
choice.
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Here is a recommended link to
some short videos regarding
interacting with police officers
Professor James Duane on Talking
to the police (hint do not do
it) |
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