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Don't Talk To Cops - College Paper

Don't Talk To Cops

"GOOD MORNING! My name is investigator Holmes. Do you mind
answering a few simple questions?" If you open your door one day and are
greeted with those words, STOP AND THINK! Whether it is the local police
or the FBI at your door, you have certain legal rights of which you ought
to be aware before you proceed any further.
In the first place, when law enforcement authorities come to see
you, there are no "simple questions". Unless they are investigating a
traffic accident, you can be sure that they want information about
somebody. And that somebody may be you!
Rule number one to remember when confronted by the authorities is
that there is no law requiring you to talk with the ...

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The longer the conversation, the
more chance there is for a skill investigator to find out what he wants to
know.
Many times a police officer will ask you to accompany him to the
police station to answer a few questions. In that case, simply thank him
for the invitation and indicate that you are not disposed to accept it at
this time. Often the authorities simply want to photograph a person for
identification purposes, a procedure which is easily accomplished by
placing him in a private room with a two-way mirror at the station, asking
him a few innocent questions, and then releasing him.
If the investigator becomes angry at your failure to cooperate and
threatens you with arrest, stand firm. He cannot legally place you under
arrest or enter your home without a warrent signed by a judge. If he
indicates that he has such a warrent, ask to see it. A person under arrest,
or located on premises to be searched, generally must be shown a warrent
if he requests ...

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Added: 11/28/2005 10:28:08 PM
Category: Legal Issues
Type: Free Paper
Words: 478
Pages: 2

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