Know Your Rights If You Get Arrested

Most people know what Miranda rights are, and they can probably even recite them quite easily. But what if a police officer had just chased you down and put you into handcuffs? Your heart would be beating as fast as it ever has, and your mind would be racing. Now you’re scared as they place you into the police car and take you off to an interrogation room. And once you get in that room, you basically aren’t thinking anymore. You just want all of this to be over.

Would you Know Your Rights If You Get Arrested?

The stress, fear, depression and anger associated with the arrest process can make a person accused of a crime completely forget that they actually have rights during that stressful, fearful, depressive, angry process.

Criminals have rights. That may not be something that everyone wants to hear, but it’s the truth. And those naysayers would want the very protections granted by those rights if they were ever accused of criminal activity. Upholding these rights in the immediate aftermath of an arrest is absolutely crucial. These moments are when the police could pry critical or self-incriminating evidence out of you or the case. You need a lawyer to protect you and uphold your rights during this time.

At Jacquelyn Ford Law, we are passionate about protecting people who have been accused of a crime. Our job is to keep the police and the prosecution in check, and we have the experience and knowledge necessary to do just that. For your sake, if you are ever accused of a criminal charge in the Oklahoma City area, give us a call.