Does a suspect have an obligation to notify his attorney of the nature of the charges being investigated before the police interview him?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lucarano, 460 N.E.2d 1328, 472 N.Y.S.2d 894, 61 N.Y.2d 138 (N.Y. 1984):
6 People v. Beam, 57 N.Y.2d 241, 455 N.Y.S.2d 575, 441 N.E.2d 1093 presents a somewhat analogous situation. There, we held that the police had no obligation to ensure that the suspect fully and accurately informed his attorney of the nature of the charges being investigated, before the attorney indicated that it would be permissible to question defendant.
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