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Re:I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit by dbdjfjrjvebd on Thursday December 05, 2019 @10:11AM (#21712888)
No the jury cannot hold against you that you asked for a lawyer. In fact if you are not provided with one after asking then the police would be in violation of PACE codes and the prosecution is unlikely to even go to trial.

I am not a solicitor of course.

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Re:I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit by chrisseaton on Thursday December 05, 2019 @10:28AM (#21713099)
> No the jury cannot hold against you that you asked for a lawyer.

Lol that isn't what I said, is it?

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