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Nope, the police can start questioning right away. You can decline to answer without a lawyer, which isn't an admission of guilt and cannot be used as evidence
by nicholassmith 13y ago
Nope, the police can start questioning right away. You can decline to answer without a lawyer, which isn't an admission of guilt and cannot be used as evidence of guilt, then the solicitor can council you on what you can and can't say. However, if during the questioning even with a lawyer present you omit something and use it in court, the prosecution is allowed to say "Well, this is a new piece of evidence" and use it against you however they can, or ask for it to be disallowed.
I think. It's been a while since I looked at the strict policy and regular interpretations. Police don't have to wait for a solicitor though, that's up to you and you have to ask for one straight off. If you're in the UK and you are arrested, be very polite with them, ask for a solicitor and wait, even if you know you're innocent. Actually, especially if you know you're innocent.
- boothead 13y agoBloody hell!
- nicholassmith 13y agoIt's worth while taking the time to look up what rights you have under arrest etc: http://www.yourrights.org.uk/ http://www.yourrights.org.uk/
- nijk 13y agoNow you are talking about surprise evidence not disclosed during pretrial discovery, which is a wholly different issue from a right to remain sient.
- porker 13y agoWho pays for the lawyer/solicitor in the UK? Do I have to, even though I'm innocent?
- nicholassmith 13y agoYou have to, unless you want to use the duty solicitor who's a free resource. The duty solicitor should be perfectly fine for most situations unless you really actually are guilty, or you think you've been stitched up, to use TV crime drama parlance.
- darkarmani 13y ago> The duty solicitor should be perfectly fine for most situations unless you really actually are guilty But should you choose to use your own solicitor, it may adversely harm your defense, because innocent people use the duty solicitor...