Legal questions

[Armitage]

Just chatting with some buddies, and as we don't watch many lawyer shows, and don't tend to need lawyers for such things... two questions came up...

1) if you did a terrible crime, "I shot J.R.!", do you tell your lawyer? Do you tell him everything? Or do you just say "I don't know what they're talking about, I was watching TV!"?

(2) If you legally marry someone where the law's are different then here, eg you married your 11 year old sister, (two very big no nos) are you legally married when you come back? Or are you in a rats nest of legal trouble?

[Jakeboy]

How long have you had this drinking problem? Lol

[fractal]

Asking for a friend?

 

[chromium]

My legal expertise comes from several seasons of Better Call Saul. Equipped with this vast criminal defense knowledge, I believe that if you give the Lawyer a buck to establish Attorney-client privilege then any confessions are fair game and confidential.

[HamerCustomEr]

On 6/1/2022 at 2:40 PM, Armitage said:

1) if you did a terrible crime, "I shot J.R.!", do you tell your lawyer? Do you tell him everything? Or do you just say "I don't know what they're talking about, I was watching TV!"?

You would be foolish not to tell your lawyer everything after you have given him a retainer (hired them).  The last thing that you want is for your lawyer to be surprised, so it is in your best interest to tell the lawyer the truth so that he can be prepared for everything.  The lawyer is not allowed to tell anybody else the truth, and even if he did, that information could not be used against you, because it was not legally obtained.  Plus, he would most likely become disbarred (forbidden from further practice).