{"id":241,"date":"2017-12-19T14:53:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:35:43","slug":"right-remain-silent-lawyer-florida-sex-crime-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/right-remain-silent-lawyer-florida-sex-crime-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right to Remain Silent, Have a Lawyer in Florida Sex Crime Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever watched Law &amp; Order or another police procedural television show, you might be familiar with a person\u2019s right to remain silent during an arrest. In the real world, \u201cMiranda\u201d rights extend beyond simply not talking and apply to a wide range of encounters with a police officer. In a recent case involving alleged sex crimes in Pinellas County, Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeals <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2dca.org\/opinions\/Opinion_Pages\/Opinion_Pages_2017\/November\/November%2015,%202017\/2D15-4264.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> that \u2013 as they say on TV \u2013 a person who isn\u2019t properly apprised of his or her rights can\u2019t have any statements they make to the cops used against them in court. The bottom line is that a person charged with or suspected of a crime should not talk to the police without a seasoned criminal defense attorney by his or her side.The defendant was arrested in Pinellas County and charged with sexual battery after his former stepdaughter told her father that she\u2019d engaged in sexual activity with him when she was nine years old. He was brought to a local police station for an interview. The officer conducting the interview told the defendant that he was going to ask him some questions. The officer also asked him if he understood that he had the right to remain silent, and then he followed up with individual questions to ensure that he understood that anything he said could be used against him, that he had a right to a lawyer, that a lawyer would be appointed if he couldn\u2019t afford representation, and that he could change his mind and exercise any of those rights at any time in the interview. The defendant answered \u201cyes\u201d to each question. He also signed a form explaining those rights.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting the interview, however, the defendant made an offhanded comment to the officer that he \u201ccan\u2019t afford a lawyer anyhow.\u201d He went on to make several incriminating statements during the course of the interview. Those statements were entered into the record during his trial, despite his objections. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/right-remain-silent-lawyer-florida-sex-crime-cases\/#more-241\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever watched Law &amp; Order or another police procedural television show, you might be familiar with a person\u2019s right to remain silent during an arrest. In the real world, \u201cMiranda\u201d rights extend beyond simply not talking and apply to a wide range of encounters with a police officer. 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