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Re:We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance by basseq on Thursday December 12, 2019 @12:31PM (#21774030)
> use the fact that you called a lawyer first to convince a jury you're guilty

Would that even be admissible?

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Re:We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance by pc86 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @12:47PM (#21774231)
Phone records are used as evidence in criminal proceedings all the time.
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Re:We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance by basseq on Thursday December 12, 2019 @12:54PM (#21774302)
Yes, but phone records with your lawyer strikes me as a little different than "we see you called the hitman a week before the murder!"

It comes down to the "calling a lawyer constitutes guilt" argument, which seems like it would cause any judge to roll her eyes.

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