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When Do You Need a Criminal Lawyer?

Janet Capps (2018-12-15)

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How do you know when you need a criminal lawyer? Is it when youre placed under arrest and read your Miranda rights or is it when you are initially questioned but not arrested? Many people wait too long before they engage a criminal lawyer for Van phong luat su vinh phuc a variety of reasons. The most common belief for defendants is to think if they arent being arrested they dont need a lawyer. This is faulty thinking and it can ultimately lead to what you were trying to avoid in the first place which is being arrested.

Any time the police question you the chances are pretty good they already know the answers to the questions they are asking you and are using your interview to confirm information to build a case against you. At the point a police officer decides that the interview is going to result in an arrest you are supposed to be Mirandized but this is a subjective area and it can be hard to prove when an individual police officer made up their mind to arrest you based on the information you provided.

That is why you should always adhere to rule number one and cooperate fully with the police but with the assistance of your criminal lawyer at your side during any conversations or questioning. If you follow this one simple rule you cant be charged with obstruction or hampering a police investigation because you are cooperating but at the same time your attorney will work to protect your Fifth Amendment rights against incriminating yourself in a crime.

A criminal lawyer can work to reduce charges if they are laid against you and can work to get you out on bail as soon as possible. Your attorney can also work to build a case to ensure your defense is strong by either creating doubt of your guilt, showing mitigating circumstances that led to the criminal act or showing that you are innocent of the charges.

When you start your search for a criminal lawyer you should attempt, under ideal circumstances, to at least talk to more than one lawyer for a consultation interview. During this interview you want to make sure you have a lawyer who specializes in criminal law and who has court room experience if you actually plan to take your case to court. As surprising at it may be, the majority of cases are plead out which means very few actually go the distance and go to court. As a result very few lawyers actually have that court room experience you would expect them to have as par for the course.

You should ask any potential attorney what specifically they would plan to do for you to defend you. If your attorney is vague or tells you not to worry about the details, then you should worry. A good attorney can think on their feet, has handled cases similar to yours and has a game plan in place the second you walk through the door. Thats who you want to hire.

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