Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

can this happen

My friend was arrested on a drug charge and he was very intoxicated on beer and prescription medication. He was held in the drunk tank for two days. They took a statement from him and he doesn't even remember giving it. Since they thought he was drunk enough for the drunk tank, shouldn't they have waited to obtain a statement and can they hold this statement against him even though he was drunk?


Asked on 2/03/05, 3:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: can this happen

These are excellent questions which your friend should be asking his criminal defense counsel. If he cannot afford to hire such an attorney on his own he should ask the court to appoint one to represent him.

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Answered on 2/03/05, 3:50 pm


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