If you are facing legal trouble, it is critical that you understand what lies ahead. As soon as you are contacted by police and even before you are arrested and given the Miranda warning, things will begin to happen so quickly that you can find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation before you know what is going on. Without the partnership of an experienced Clark County defense attorney, the efforts of police and prosecutors to get you to unwittingly give up your fifth and sixth amendment rights are likely to succeed in a conviction and heavy sentence—whether or not you are guilty! Only the counsel of a legal expert can protect you against unjust prosecution tactics.
Don’t Talk To Police Without Legal Help
You may not know how even innocent statements can be used against you in court. The police do know, and they are trained to get those words out of you as quickly as possible. If the police can question you without a lawyer present, their job is made much easier. Make sure that you have an attorney at your side to warn you when a question is designed to get a self-incriminating response.
Trust No One
A helpful, caring attitude on the part of a police officer is just another way to get you to give up your right to legal counsel. No matter what an officer says to you about the reason for questioning or about the unimportance of the situation, never give up your right to benefit from the counsel of a Las Vegas defense lawyer who knows all the tricks that will be used against you.
Don’t Make the Prosecution’s Job Easy
With a knowledgeable, competitive attorney at your side, the prosecution is forced to do its own research to prove your guilt. Of course you are not going to accidentally confess to a crime, but you will be surprised by prosecutors’ ability to skew simple statements into a convincing story of your guilt. We have been in the Las Vegas legal game long enough to see through the deception, false assurances, and “innocent” questions of police and prosecutors and protect you from giving up your fifth and sixth amendment rights
Depend on Defensive Experience
Unless you are a legal expert yourself, you are not qualified to navigate the challenges of a legal battle that begins before you know what is going on. At the first sign of trouble, you need the help of a lawyer who can tell you what efforts of police and prosecutors to expect, how to respond, and how to keep yourself protected behind your Miranda rights.
