In life, we often experience unexpected struggles. Often,
our contact with police is overwhelming, angering, and frightening. The police
might come to our house after an argument with a partner. The police might stop
us when riding or driving in a vehicle for seemingly no reason at all. The
police might ask us questions about a night out that now seems to have gotten
out of control. The police might want to just talk to us and ask us questions
walking down the sidewalk. The police might even threaten arrest or threaten to
get a search warrant.
You do not need to go through this alone. Lawyers are legal experts that have been taught the skills and knowledge to protect your rights. Lawyers receive extensive legal training on the law and the constitution.
One important fact to know is that police can lie to you with little to no repercussions. They can tell you evidence exists, when it does not, in order to get you to say things against your interest. The job of police is primarily to collect information and evidence that they bring to the District Attorney’s office in order to prosecute you.
The second important fact to know is that a lawyer can get all of the evidence that the police have collected and review it. When lawyers look at evidence, they use their knowledge, skill and experience to see if there has been a violation of your rights. If there has been a violation of your rights, that can mean that a lawyer might be able to get evidence left out at trial or even get your case dismissed.
The primary issue that lawyers encounter when working on a case is that we did not get advice soon enough. We said something to police and its used against us. We gave consent to the police to search us or our property because we were intimidated. We said something in court that the prosecutor will use against us when we thought we were just trying to get our story heard in court.
Anytime we have contact with police, we should seek the
guidance of an attorney. We should not answer police questions. We should not
make statements when we are alone in a squad car, interview room, in a jail to
other inmates or booking room at the jail. We should always ask for an attorney
when interacting with police. It is our right guaranteed by the constitution.
Protect your rights! Get an attorney to help!
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