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WHAT YOU SAY CAN COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU

By Walin & Klarich

When a person is in custody very often they feel it is "safe" to share their thoughts to other inmates. In some cases inmates may call a lawyer on the phone to ask for legal advice. In other cases an inmate who has retained a law firm may decide to discuss the facts of their case with their lawyer over a jail house phone. Based upon recent decisions of the California court of appeals you are putting your case and your freedom in great jeopardy if you use the jail house phone to speak to anyone about your case. In addition if you speak to an inmate who is in a jail cell with you it is critical you realize that that inmate may wish to receive leniency on their case in exchange for revealing what they claim you stated to them to the prosecution...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 22, 2008 (boomark / email).