If you ask for a lawyer and don't have one, (I THINK) they're obligated to either get you one (public defenders are free) or wait for your lawyer to arrive befo

If you ask for a lawyer and don't have one, (I THINK) they're obligated to either get you one (public defenders are free) or wait for your lawyer to arrive before interrogating you. You can refuse to answer police questions, and theoretically nothing bad happens to you (though they get to keep holding you until the lawyer arrives).