I could ask a cop, but not until Tuesday, and even then it's a creepy question to ask a cop, so do any of you know this one?
I have a scene where someone's been murdered, and the police are at the crime scene maybe an hour later questioning witnesses.
If one of the witnesses (not yet a suspect, though he will become one later) called their lawyer on a cell phone ... do the police legally need to let a witness speak to the attorney before they question the witness?
Or must a suspect be under arrest before they 'have a right to an attorney' ?
Nevermind the logic of someone giving the cops a reason to suspect them of anything by demanding to call their lawyer at a crime scene ...
I just wonder, can a lawyer demand entrance to a crime scene before the lawyer's client is questioned as a WITNESS? Do the police have to let the lawyer in?
Anyone know? All I see on tv is someone who's already a suspect and in custody, demanding a lawyer etc.
I have a scene where someone's been murdered, and the police are at the crime scene maybe an hour later questioning witnesses.
If one of the witnesses (not yet a suspect, though he will become one later) called their lawyer on a cell phone ... do the police legally need to let a witness speak to the attorney before they question the witness?
Or must a suspect be under arrest before they 'have a right to an attorney' ?
Nevermind the logic of someone giving the cops a reason to suspect them of anything by demanding to call their lawyer at a crime scene ...
I just wonder, can a lawyer demand entrance to a crime scene before the lawyer's client is questioned as a WITNESS? Do the police have to let the lawyer in?
Anyone know? All I see on tv is someone who's already a suspect and in custody, demanding a lawyer etc.
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