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No, your defense will be weaker if you talk because the prosecution will use your words against you. They're not going to give you virtue points for being kind
by the_snooze 7y ago
No, your defense will be weaker if you talk because the prosecution will use your words against you. They're not going to give you virtue points for being kind to them and not bothering them with things like asserting your right to an attorney. That's not their job.
That's exactly what defense attorneys and police themselves advise. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mvkgnp/law-professor-police-interrogation-law-constitution-survival https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mvkgnp/law-professor-poli...
- chrisseaton 7y agoWell the law in some jurisdictions says explicitly > it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court As in the jury are allowed to take into account the fact that you did not reveal information at the first opportunity as a negative.
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- erispoe 7y agoThat's something that your solicitor would know and advise on. There is still no reason to talk to the police without an attorney/solicitor present.