Police Questioning

Subject to some specific exceptions, individuals have a fundamental right to refuse to answer police questions and to contact a solicitor to obtain advice.

For the individual, police intervention generally brings with it considerable stress, angst, concern and fear.

Any or all of the aforementioned emotions might cause an individual to place priority in assisting the police over their fundamental right not to answer any police questions.

Police Officers are trained in the questioning of suspects. The majority of suspects have no such experience and therefore find themselves quite vulnerable.

In answering police questions, a suspect may provide a series of conflicting answers, not due to guilt but due to a variety of innocent reasons including poor memory, over-confidence, misunderstanding, compliance, fear or intellectual difficulties.

Conflicting answers can and will be used by police to support a prosecution against a defendant.

It is imperative that contact be made with a lawyer at the time of police intervention.

Andrew is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to answer any calls and provide advice and if necessary, attend upon a residence, workplace or police station to assist anyone the subject of a police investigation.