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Originally Posted by transplant99
I think it abhorrent that if I requested legal council I can be denied that.
true North strong and "free"? My ass.
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You're not denied access to legal counsel. You're denied the access to have legal counsel present with you at the time of an interrogation...which are two totally different things. As the article states:
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By a 5-4 margin, the nine-member bench said that the right to counsel entails a phone call and consultation after arrest, but it does not extend to having lawyers in police interview rooms.
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