We advise our clients not to say anything to police officers if they are pulled over, or are taken into custody. Even seemingly innocuous answers to carefully crafted questions like "Do you know how fast you were going?" or "Are you dealing with some sort of emergency?" can be used to clinch a conviction in what may otherwise been a weak case … [Read more...]
A Problem (And Solution) With the Miranda Right to Counsel
Our office maintains a significant criminal defense practice and therefore the issue of police Miranda violations is of great interest to the firm. Miranda v. Arizona established a "Miranda right to counsel" during custodial police interrogations, purportedly based on the Fifth Amendment. One problem with the Miranda decision is that the Sixth … [Read more...]
