The Importance Of Speaking
To A Criminal Solicitor For A
Criminal Offence
ABV Solicitors
The ro le o f a cr iminal so l ic i tor i s to help you deal
with a cr iminal charge f rom the moment you are
accused of the cr ime. Thei r job i s to help , support
and guide you us ing thei r knowledge and expert i se
of the law. You must contact a cr iminal so l ic i tor as
soon as you are taken into the pol ice s tat ion or
ca l led in for quest ioning regardless o f whether you
have rece ived a court summons or a charge sheet .
By making sure that your cr iminal so l ic i tor i s
involved f rom the onset , you can ease the process
for
yourse l f
and
stop
yourse l f
f rom being
impl icated further .
Your cr iminal so l ic i tor wi l l be aware of the t rauma
that you may be fac ing by being accused of a
cr iminal o f fence , and you can rest assured that
they have p lenty of exper ience to deal with your
case and help you manage your fee l ings .
I f you are p laced under ar rest , you must remember
to ask to speak to your cr iminal so l ic i tor or wait
for your cr iminal so l ic i tor to be present before you
begin
convers ing with
the author i t ies .
Your
cr iminal so l ic i tor wi l l buy you t ime to ca lm your
nerves and adv ise you on what you can say , how
you should answer any quest ions and how you
should behave in the s i tuat ion to prevent any
further compl icat ions later on in the process . Your
cr iminal so l ic i tor wi l l make sure that your r ights
are be ing adhered to at a l l t imes and that you are
treated fa i r ly every s tep of the way .
There are many d i f ferent types of cr iminal o f fences
that
vary
in degrees
of
sever i ty . However ,
whichever cr ime you may be accused of , a cr iminal
of fence i s very ser ious , and you should not attempt
to deal with i t on your own. You need to