Section 14.18 Representation of Clients

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E. (§14.18) Representation of Clients

The authors expect that this section will likely be viewed by attorneys who do not spend the majority of their time handling criminal matters. In this vein, the authors feel compelled to denote one key aspect of the representation of a client who contacts an attorney while being sought by the police for questioning. Counsel in this situation should realize that it is never in the client’s best interest to make a statement to police. As discussed in §14.14 above, courts have repeatedly allowed police officers to tell suspects incorrect information to elicit a...