Time and again, I hear this familiar refrain from clients: “The officer did not read me my Miranda rights so they have to dismiss my case, right?” Unfortunately, a failure to advise an individual of his Miranda rights will not cause an automatic dismissal of charges. In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court…
Recently, I represented two clients who each contacted me because they had received calls from a law enforcement agency requesting they come in for an interview. Both clients were wise enough to immediately contact and retain defense counsel. Ultimately, for one client, we met with an officer, for the other client we did not. Both…
