Well if you hire a lawyer to call the cop, you're placing yourself in the catagory of interest.
Originally Posted by acp5762
I disagree. Take a case I recently handled. My client got a voicemail message on his hobby phone, something like, "This is Officer Jones with the Dallas Police Department. I'd like to talk to you about a prostitution case we're investigating involving Sally Smith, who I think you know as Big Boobs Betty. Please call me back at xxx-xxx-xxxx."
I called Officer Jones and said my client received a message on his cell phone and I asked why the officer called. The cop asked me my client's name. I said, "Don't you know his name?" No response. Then I said I must have made a mistake and I ended the conversation.
So how in the world did I "place my client in a category of interest" (whatever the hell that means) ?
Other times I've called a cop and the cop DID know my client's name. Cops are usually open revealing why they're trying to reach somebody. Usually, my call ends the matter. Cops know it's harder to make a case against a suspect after they lawyer up. Other times I've been able to supply useful information to the officer to help my client. (This week, I got a client no-billed on a rape charge by providing text messages to the investigating officer proving the sex was consensual.)
I realize that, just like pussy, lawyers cost money. Some hobbyists are very risk-averse and will pay a lawyer at the point a potential problem arises in an abundance of caution. Other guys take a devil-may-care, balls-to-the-wind approach and think they're so smart they'll always beat the rap. Those are the guys that hire me after they fuck up, and of course they have to pay me more money to fix the mess they got themselves in. Paying a lawyer early on can be like preventive medicine that can preclude bigger problems and more expense down the road.