If I am arrested and brought to the police station, should I do any of the sobriety tests in front of a video camera, which includes the Intoxilyzer and answering more questions?
First, inform the officer, and all officers you come into contact with, that you want to remain silent and not incriminate yourself until you can contact an attorney and have a private consultation with him regarding the things the officers will ask you and ask you to do. Remind the officers that you are neither refusing nor agreeing to cooperate, but that your decision to do the tests and answer the questions depends upon the advice you receive from your attorney. Sometimes you may be told “you can’t have a lawyer yet”. This may or may not be a valid statement depending on the conditions of your case, but, you won’t know that until you are allowed to speak with a lawyer. The best thing to do is to remain very polite but still firm in your desire to speak to an attorney. When the police let you the use the telephone, immediately use it and call any attorney you know. When you reach an attorney, be sure that you can speak to him in private, otherwise, the attorney-client privilege is br
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