@certifiedperson@weirder.earth @JohnBrownJr true. The lawyers I talked to said "I'd like to speak to a lawyer" should be good enough, but betting more precise can only benefit you. If you use that specific phrase, even if the cop is obtuse about it, then any further evidence could be slapped down because it should be eminently clear what someone means when they say "I would like to speak to a lawyer" to a cop
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@certifiedperson@weirder.earth @JohnBrownJr however, the lawyers I talked to did point out that imprecise wording can lead to a ruling against you. The example they presented was of someone who was arrested that said "I want a lawyer, dawg" and the state successfully argued that what he meant was unclear, and could be interpreted as him asking for a "lawyer dog"
If he'd just said "I want a lawyer" there could have been no misunderstanding his request. 2/2
