In order to evade prosecution

[Mason Hellmuth]

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1. Get a lawyer.

2. Tell him/her the truth.

3. Don't get caught running away on Cops.

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[JonPKibble]

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I was "supposedly" drinking. What do I tell my lawyer. I did not tell the police that I had been drinking. I was handcuffed and brought to a police car for running from the police. Since I never admitted guilt, how can I be guilty. Do I appear in court or do I let the lawyer do the talking. My BR is approximately $3500.

[censored] I am drunk and apoligize if this is the wrong forum. I need some advice. I know some disgruntled lawyers are members of this forum.

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This is something you need to keep confidential, between you and your lawyer.

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What exactly were you charged with and what kind of fine or jail time are you looking at? If it's a petty offense and your looking at one or two hundred dollar fine, you may be best off to show up for your araignment, talk to the prosecutor and take whatever plea bargain they offer. If you have no record, they may even offer you something where you take some BS alcohol classes (at your expense) or do some community service, and they will clear your record if you stay out of trouble for a year. If you're looking at serious jail time or big fines, you need a lawyer for sure. Did they charge you with resisting arrest, interfering with an officer, or some such? If so, that makes things worse for your, as they can probably make that charge stick even if they can't prove the original one for drininkg. Was the drinking charge for DUI, or was it because you are under 21? Or was it public intxication? The DUI is potentially pretyy serious. The underage of public intoxication are usually petty offenses.

BTW, running from the cops is usually a bad idea. You can get additional charges filed, you can guarantee the cops won't cut you any slack, and there is a good possibility of the cops beating the crap out of you if they are rogue cops.

[OtisTheMarsupial]

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I was "supposedly" drinking. What do I tell my lawyer. I did not tell the police that I had been drinking. I was handcuffed and brought to a police car for running from the police. Since I never admitted guilt, how can I be guilty. Do I appear in court or do I let the lawyer do the talking. My BR is approximately $3500.

[censored] I am drunk and apoligize if this is the wrong forum. I need some advice. I know some disgruntled lawyers are members of this forum.

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Drunk is not the word I'd use to describe you.
You come to a poker forum looking for advice from lawyers?

WTF? Ask you own lawyer these questions. That's what they do, give advice.

The only things you should not tell your lawyer are things about future crimes, not previous ones. Be honest, that's the only way to get good advice.

[ghostface]

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What exactly were you charged with and what kind of fine or jail time are you looking at? If it's a petty offense and your looking at one or two hundred dollar fine, you may be best off to show up for your araignment, talk to the prosecutor and take whatever plea bargain they offer. If you have no record, they may even offer you something where you take some BS alcohol classes (at your expense) or do some community service, and they will clear your record if you stay out of trouble for a year. If you're looking at serious jail time or big fines, you need a lawyer for sure. Did they charge you with resisting arrest, interfering with an officer, or some such? If so, that makes things worse for your, as they can probably make that charge stick even if they can't prove the original one for drininkg. Was the drinking charge for DUI, or was it because you are under 21? Or was it public intxication? The DUI is potentially pretyy serious. The underage of public intoxication are usually petty offenses.

BTW, running from the cops is usually a bad idea. You can get additional charges filed, you can guarantee the cops won't cut you any slack, and there is a good possibility of the cops beating the crap out of you if they are rogue cops.

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I was walking toward a house from the back yard and the cops were on the side walk. They said something to me and I went into a side entrance. They followed me in a dragged me out. I am charged with "did resist, delay and obstruct officer by running away from the officer to elude lawful detention."

What my OP was supposed to be asking was whether this is something I NEED a lawyer for. The officer said he will be in court on my court date and I will be able to talk with him if I like. I was very nice to the cop once he had me.

[tonypaladino]

For a simple resisting arrest charge, just go with the public defender.

[HopeydaFish]

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What exactly were you charged with and what kind of fine or jail time are you looking at? If it's a petty offense and your looking at one or two hundred dollar fine, you may be best off to show up for your araignment, talk to the prosecutor and take whatever plea bargain they offer. If you have no record, they may even offer you something where you take some BS alcohol classes (at your expense) or do some community service, and they will clear your record if you stay out of trouble for a year. If you're looking at serious jail time or big fines, you need a lawyer for sure. Did they charge you with resisting arrest, interfering with an officer, or some such? If so, that makes things worse for your, as they can probably make that charge stick even if they can't prove the original one for drininkg. Was the drinking charge for DUI, or was it because you are under 21? Or was it public intxication? The DUI is potentially pretyy serious. The underage of public intoxication are usually petty offenses.

BTW, running from the cops is usually a bad idea. You can get additional charges filed, you can guarantee the cops won't cut you any slack, and there is a good possibility of the cops beating the crap out of you if they are rogue cops.

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I was walking toward a house from the back yard and the cops were on the side walk. They said something to me and I went into a side entrance. They followed me in a dragged me out. I am charged with "did resist, delay and obstruct officer by running away from the officer to elude lawful detention."

What my OP was supposed to be asking was whether this is something I NEED a lawyer for. The officer said he will be in court on my court date and I will be able to talk with him if I like. I was very nice to the cop once he had me.

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Yeesh. Where the hell do you live? North Korea?