Legal Opinion

Vargas-Salguero v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 1, 2018No. 0159/17PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Panel: Nazarian, Reed, Beachley, JJ.

Nazarian, J.

*322 Craig Kettleman: I just think I'd look guilty if I hired a lawyer.

James McGill: No, actually it's getting arrested that makes people look guilty, even the innocent ones, and innocent people get arrested everyday. And they find themselves in a little room with a detective who acts like he's their best friend. "Talk to me," he says, "Help me clear this thing up. You don't need a lawyer, only guilty people need lawyers" and BOOM! Hey, that's when it all goes south. That's when you want someone in your corner. Someone who will fight tooth and nail.

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. PurcellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2019
  2. State v. PurcellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2019

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