The only questions you are legally required to answer for law enforcement are your legal name and date of birth.
“All the police are looking for is to see if there's evidence of a crime. And the way that they figure out if there's evidence of a crime is by getting you to talk. So if they ask you questions, they can keep asking over and over trying to get you to in some way incriminate yourself. The only questions you have to answer from law enforcement or you have to give them your legal name, you have to give them your date of birth, but nothing else.”
“It never helps your case to answer anything more than your name because they don't need any other information. The only reason they say it's going to help your case is because they're trying to get you to give them more information that could potentially incriminate you. So, no, you do not need to answer any questions other than identifying information. That is legally required, but nothing more.”
“The only questions you have to answer from law enforcement or you have to give them your legal name, you have to give them your date of birth, but nothing else.”
Alexis explains: "All the police are looking for is to see if there's evidence of a crime. And the way that they figure out if there's evidence of a crime is by getting you to talk. So if they ask you questions, they can keep asking over and over trying to get you to in some way incriminate yourself. The only questions you have to answer from law enforcement or you have to give them your legal name, you have to give them your date of birth, but nothing else."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "It never helps your case to answer anything more than your name because they don't need any other information. The only reason they say it's going to help your case is because they're trying to get you to give them more information that could potentially incriminate you. So, no, you do not need to answer any questions other than identifying information. That is legally required, but nothing more."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "The only questions you have to answer from law enforcement or you have to give them your legal name, you have to give them your date of birth, but nothing else."
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