Police Encounters

What is Consent to Search?

This video begins a new series on consent to search in criminal cases and how the police use a person's consent to avoid the 4th Amendment probable cause requirement. Visit https://www.gustitislaw.com for more information about Fourth Amendment consent searches and criminal attorneys in Bryan-College Station, TX. In this video, attorney Stephen Gustitis explains what consent [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:07+00:00March 13th, 2019|Police Encounters|Comments Off on What is Consent to Search?

Should Criminal Defendants Ever Take a Police Polygraph Exam?

This video describes why a police polygraph test is not protected by the attorney client privilege and that anyone considering taking a lie detector test should hire their own polygraph expert to administer the examination. In this video, Stephen Gustitis makes clear that a polygraph examination administered by the police is not protected by the [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:08+00:00February 6th, 2019|Police Encounters|Comments Off on Should Criminal Defendants Ever Take a Police Polygraph Exam?

How Prosecutors Use Social Media Against You – Police and Social Media

This video is about the police and social media. Specifically, it explains how your social media accounts can adversely impact the defense of your criminal case. Visit https://www.gustitislaw.com for more information about how the police use social media to solve crimes and prosecute criminals in Bryan-College Station, TX. In this video, Stephen Gustitis explains how [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:09+00:00December 17th, 2018|Police Encounters|Comments Off on How Prosecutors Use Social Media Against You – Police and Social Media

What Are My Rights With Police? (When Stopped for Police Questioning)

This video answers the question: what are my rights with police when stopped by the cops for police questioning? We must know our rights! In this video, Stephen Gustitis answers the question: what are my rights with police when the police want you to go to the police station for questioning. He explains your right [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:11+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Police Encounters|Comments Off on What Are My Rights With Police? (When Stopped for Police Questioning)

“Who Should Polygraph Our Clients?”

For young criminal defense attorneys learning the ropes, "who should polygraph my client" is a familiar question. There are limited exceptions to this rule but, generally, defense attorneys should not permit their client to submit to a polygraph examination administered by the police. The best reason is results of the police administered polygraph, including pre- [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:14+00:00October 2nd, 2014|"Off The Back", Police Encounters|Comments Off on “Who Should Polygraph Our Clients?”

Actual & Apparent Authority in Consent Searches

Consent searches are the bane of the Bryan-College Station criminal defense attorney. Next to our client's confession, the biggest headache for defense lawyers is a consent search. In the same way police are trained to obtain incriminating statements before Miranda warnings become necessary, law enforcement's first-line attack in a criminal investigation is persuading suspects to [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:14+00:00July 23rd, 2014|Constitutional Rights, Police Encounters|Comments Off on Actual & Apparent Authority in Consent Searches

The 4-word Retort To Assure Your Client Remains Silent

I've received some law book publisher flyers lately selling their wares about how criminal defense attorneys can teach their clients to respond to police questioning and remain silent. One publication purported to address the right to silence issue presented in Salinas v. Texas, 133 S.Ct. 2174 (2013). If you recall, Mr. Salinas was a suspect in [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:15+00:00April 24th, 2014|Constitutional Rights, Police Encounters|Comments Off on The 4-word Retort To Assure Your Client Remains Silent

Caught Drinking Under-Aged . . Should You Talk to Police? The Easiest Trouble a College Kid Can Avoid.

College Station is a big university town. Each fall the population swells by 50,000 as Texas A&M Aggies flood the streets, restaurants, and apartment complexes. Of course, local drinking establishments top this list. And it's a bonanza for local law enforcement and it's only a matter of time before horrified parents from Houston, Dallas, or [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:17+00:00August 21st, 2013|Police Encounters|Comments Off on Caught Drinking Under-Aged . . Should You Talk to Police? The Easiest Trouble a College Kid Can Avoid.

Tips For Face-to-Face Contact With Police

Effective police work is necessary for an orderly and safe society. But when you are the target of an investigation it's important to understand your personal rights and responsibilities.    The law does not require you to incriminate yourself, nor does it require you to help the police perform their job more effectively. If questioned by [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:17+00:00August 7th, 2013|Constitutional Rights, Police Encounters|Comments Off on Tips For Face-to-Face Contact With Police

Police Line-Ups Unreliable

Many wrongful convictions are due to mistakes made during police lineups. In these lineups, investigators present a witness with either a group of possible suspects or a series of photos and ask them to identify the perpetrator. These results are often used as evidence in court and sometimes help put guilty people in jail. Unfortunately, [...]

By |2022-05-11T13:38:23+00:00January 8th, 2013|Police Encounters|Comments Off on Police Line-Ups Unreliable
Go to Top