Legal Question in DUI Law in California
Drunk Tank Phone Calls
Can phone calls made while in the drunk tank for a DUI, be used against you in court? Is this common?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Drunk Tank Phone Calls
Unless you were calling your attorney, yesh, they may be uszhed against you.
Re: Drunk Tank Phone Calls
As a former Deputy District Attorney who has been practicing criminal law for about 24 years I've never had a case using the drunk tank phone call as evidence either for or against the defendant. I have used video's of the defendant in the drunk tank to show either a state of sobriety or the lack thereof. I'm not sure if you have an expectation of privacy on the phone at the sheriff station. If I was your attorney, I would do the legal research to determine the case law on the subject. I wish you well. David Wallin.
Re: Drunk Tank Phone Calls
Yes; yes. Now that you know what you shouldn't have done, get an attorney to help you defend these charges. If this is SoCal, feel free to contact me.
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