I've written here and elsewhere about why it is crucial to not talk to the police if you have been charged with a crime, and think you might be put on trial. This is also true specifically in DUI cases. If you are pulled over and feel uncomfortable with the questions being asked, tell the law enforcement officer you want a Denver DUI lawyer. It doesn't matter who you say, or if you even know a lawyer personally or know an attorney's name. Although the most important thing to remember off the bat is to not talk to the police, there are other ways you can significantly hurt your case.
One of those is talking to anybody but your Denver DUI lawyer about the case. Anything you tell your attorney is confidential. There are laws and rules of evidence and even a constitutional aspect to the idea that you can't be forced to talk about anything, and your attorney can't be forced to testify against you. In fact, you can prevent your attorney from saying anything. The information you tell your lawyer is protected by your attorney client privilege, and ancient right. However, there are plenty of ways you can screw it up.
The attorney client privilege is your privilege. If you go off and blab to other people who are not your lawyer, the privilege does not protect that conversation. Also, there are rules that make it so that the fifth amendment does not protect what you said to them. So in the end, your friends could be subpoenaed (forced to come to court) to talk about your conversation with them. I know it seems unlikely; you think a DUI is pretty minor and there is no reason the District Attorney would be subpoenaing friends of the defendant. Yes, it's unlikely to happen. However,
stay in the habit of only talking to your Denver DUI lawyer about your case.
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