It's amazing the criticism I get sometimes when I make posts like the ones in this thread. I am not going to repost the emails in question, but suffice it to say that I know how it feels to be called "unpatriotic" or that I support Islamic terrorists who want to destroy the U.S. because I am reprinting the basic laws of criminal procedure of the U.S. - the accused has the right to remain silent AND SHOULD DO SO until speaking with a competent criminal-defense attorney.
In the words of my daughter, whatever.
I respond with my usual answer:
1. Any decent criminal-defense attorney will always give this advice;
2. The right to remain silent is the core of American criminal procedure. This is not some cutting-edge legal theory but rather the core of our legal system;
3. People are in jail because they spoke to law-enforcement before speaking with a criminal-defense attorney;
4. I am not some anti-government nut. I worked for several years at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with a Top Secret Clearance. I love my country, and our legal system, more than I can say.
In the words of my daughter, whatever.
I respond with my usual answer:
1. Any decent criminal-defense attorney will always give this advice;
2. The right to remain silent is the core of American criminal procedure. This is not some cutting-edge legal theory but rather the core of our legal system;
3. People are in jail because they spoke to law-enforcement before speaking with a criminal-defense attorney;
4. I am not some anti-government nut. I worked for several years at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with a Top Secret Clearance. I love my country, and our legal system, more than I can say.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR
IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF
THE READER HAS ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO AN ATTORNEY.
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