What do you do if you are a suspect of a crime?

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00:00 What happens when you are either a suspect or the accused and the detective
00:04 tries to call you? That's an incredibly important question and you may get nine
00:08 or ten different answers if you ask nine or ten different attorneys. But this is
00:12 my answer: say nothing. Don't speak. You have a Fifth Amendment right, use it. And
00:17 the fact of the matter is, is no matter how innocent of these charges or
00:20 allegations you might be, if you have a detective or an investigator who has got
00:25 it in his or her mind that you are guilty of something, unfortunately that
00:29 confirmation bias could end up costing you everything. So when a law enforcement officer
00:35 calls you, they will be nice. And furthermore, they're going to tell you, look, I'm just trying
00:39 to give you a chance to tell your side of the story. I was a law enforcement officer 27
00:44 years ago, and that's the exact same line I used back then. And the fact is, as a person
00:48 who's trying to get your story out there, you're going to feel that obligation. You're
00:53 going to feel that urge to talk about those things. Don't. Okay. Now, if you get an attorney
00:59 and you talk to them and you feel it's in your best interest after you've consulted with them,
01:02 well, then you follow their advice. However, I can't think of a scenario in the last 10 years
01:08 where a client, no matter how innocent of the charges they may have been, has come to me and
01:13 said, and I've told them that they should go speak to the investigator or detective.
01:18 In no circumstances do I think that's a good idea because you're going to be nervous.
01:22 You're going to be stressed. Furthermore, pointed questions are going to be asked at you that you
01:26 may not understand, and it doesn't take a lot to say something that you're going to regret for the
01:31 rest of your life. So best thing that you can do is contact a lawyer, retain a lawyer, and follow
01:37 their advice as long as you've hired somebody who knows what the hell they're doing. If you have any
01:43 questions, feel free to contact me for a free consult. My name is Brian Powers, number 210-222-9446.
01:51 27 years as both law enforcement, prosecutor, judge, and defense attorney, and I'm here to help.
01:56 Thank you.