(1) Do not speak to anybody about your case until you have consulted with an attorney. Whether or not you were given your Miranda warnings, anything you say or admit can be used against you—even by your family and friends if they were to be subpoenaed. This means ANYTHING you say: information you believe helps you or your case may later be twisted around to hurt you. To protect yourself, say nothing at all.
(2) If you are contacted by a police officer, detective, insurance agent, investigator or anybody you did not directly employ to represent you, politely decline to speak with them.
(3) Open a word processing document. Title it "Attorney-Client Work Product." Draft a brief explanation of the events that led up to your arrest, what happened during your arrest, and what happened while you were in jail.
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