I just noticed this:


wrote on Jul 21^st, 2016 at 2:07pm:

threatened that "if we got a lawyer we would be found guilty of not cooperating with the investigation" and that they would make sure it ended badly for us if we retained a lawyer.

If this is true then your civil rights have been violated in a most fundamental way.

Everyone is entitled to seek legal counsel at any time for any reason, and prosecutors and judges are not allowed to assume that to do so is an indicator of guilt. When an cop or ADA threatens you in this way, he is announcing that he intends to crap all over your right to defend yourself against his accusations.

When somebody tells you "Don't get a lawyer", that's when you know you need to get a lawyer.