To: JOHN PERZ
Subject: Re: After the shoot
John,
I forwarded this post to Marty Hayes, owner/instructor of Firearms
Academy of Seattle.  Marty hosts Mas's LFI classes at the FAS range a
couple of times each year.  Thought Marty might have a good spin on this
subject.
David
This message was from Marty Hayes  to David Hannon 
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 Marty,
> this guy poses some good questions...
>
> A couple of thoughts and a question:
>
> According to Mas Ayoob, you will be given **ONE** phone call that
> connects.  If you try to call a lawyer, and you get his service, you are
> all done.  Therefor, you should probably call your spouse or a family
> member instead, and THEY should know how to get a hold of a good lawyer
> for you.
>
> If you want the BEST lawyer to handle a shooting, find out who the
> police union retains to defend cops accused of a bad shoot.
>
> Is this a good idea?
I wouldn't necessarily expect to get the best attorney just because he
defends cops via the police union.  maybe the union is broke, and they
got the cheapest lawyer, or maybe the layer is the brother of the ehad of
the union.  But, it probably isn't a bad place to start.
>
> I recently had the interesting experience of posting bail for a friend
> of mine.  (He has a drinking problem).
>
> I wonder if Cloyce or somebody else who knows about this stuff could
> give us a few tips on what to expect if we have to arrange bail after a
> shooting.
> Who is Clyoce?
> Will the bail bondsman demand collateral?  I presume ones spouse could
> sign any necessary papers, but what if you aren't married?  Might a
> pre-signed power-of-attorney left with the appropriate person be a good
> idea?
>
> Would this work?
I don't know.  Maybe a phone call to your local bail bondsman might find
out the answers for you.
Lastly, the one phone call thing might be in effect in some
jurisdicitons, but when read your miranda rights, and you say you will be
glad to talk with them as long as your attorney is present, you will
probably get the opportunity to make more than one phone call.
Another good reason to know a little hand-to-hand self-defense, in the
event you ever do spend a night in jail.  (One of the reasons I carry a
badge).  The sacrifice of time, energy and money to stay a current law
enforcement officer is worth it when you look at some of the intangible
benifits).
>
>
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