The role of a
criminal solicitor
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Most people wi l l go through l i fe avo id ing hav ing
any ser ious i ssues with the pol ice that could lead
to them being ar rested for committ ing a cr ime. I t
i s s t i l l very helpfu l for someone to understand the
role and dut ies o f a cr iminal so l ic i tor just in case
they f ind themselves in a pos i t ion where they have
inadvertent ly broken the law and committed a
cr ime.
The f i r s t th ing to point out i s that when someone
is ar rested and t ransported to a pol ice s tat ion i t i s
very important that they request that someone
contact a cr iminal so l ic i tor on thei r behal f . As they
wi l l poss ib ly need the specia l i sed legal expert i se
that only a specia l i s t so l ic i tor can prov ide . I t i s
a lso best that beyond conf i rming thei r bas ic
personal deta i l s they need to wait for the cr iminal
so l ic i tor to ar r ive before making any comments
about the act they were ar rested for . Any pol ice
interv iew should not take p lace unt i l the cr iminal
so l ic i tor has ar r ived to represent the i r c l ient .
Once an
interv iew commences
fo l lowing any
arrest , i t i s the ro le o f the cr iminal so l ic i tor to
ensure that any quest ions asked are re levant to the
matter be ing d iscussed and wi l l not lead to the i r
c l ient incr iminat ing themselves , by ta lk ing about
other events outs ide of the invest igat ion being
carr ied out . I t i s the ro le o f the cr iminal so l ic i tor to
advise the i r c l ient dur ing the pol ice interv iew and
to ensure that the i r c l ient i s fu l ly aware of the i r
r ights and understands any charges be ing brought
against
them,
as
wel l
as
out l in ing
any
consequences of any charges .
Once the interv iew has concluded the c