The police want to interview me – what should I do?
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don’t talk to the police you don’t have
to hang up the phone on them but be firm
be polite let them know you’re not
consenting to an interview and that you
need to consult with an attorney there’s
very little to gain by talking to a
police officer without an attorney
present and more often than not a person
is digging himself or herself into a
deep hole when they consent to an
interview with the police officer that
that person’s lawyer is going to have to
try and help him or her dig out of
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What does the prosecution have to prove in a CO criminal case?
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in a criminal case a prosecutor needs to
prove each and every element of a
criminal charge Beyond A Reasonable
Doubt and that includes whether a person
was present on the date and time of an
alleged defense whether that person
committed the offense whether there were
any types of affirmative defenses such
as self-defense or consent that might
apply to a case so each and every
element of a case has to be proven
Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and that has
to be proven by the prosecution not the
defense
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