Category: Misdemeanors

One of the most frequent complaints I hear from prospective clients during free consultations is that the police did not read them their rights.  The significance of any such omission may not be as serious as you would think.

 

There is no blanket rule requiring a police officer to read you your rights, or as they are known in legal terms, Miranda rights.  You are only entitled to a

A commonly held belief is that if you are arrested and the police fail to read you your rights, your case will be invalidated and possibly dismissed.  This belief is not, however, accurate.  If police fail to read you your Miranda rights, the relevance of that failure is that the prosecutor cannot use any statements obtained from you following your arrest in their prosecution.

 

To have your Miranda rights

Although it is true that some crimes are considered more serious than others and therefore carry more severe penalties upon conviction, it does not follow that there is such a thing as an insignificant criminal charge. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, it is significant, and you will want to avail yourself of the services of a reputable criminal lawyer in Denver as soon as possible