Equal Protection Under the Law,
Only exists for people with money.
On television, television shows that are sometimes referred to as “procedural” or police drama always show the alleged criminal sitting with a lawyer at his side. The police officer asks a question and the lawyer either answers for the defendant or advises his client not to speak or don’t say a word.
Only on television do you have a lawyer sitting next to you when you talk to the police, a lawyer saying don’t answer that. Someone to protect your rights.
In NH, if you are less than wealthy maybe even indigent you only receive legal representation after you have been arraigned by a judge in his court.
In NH you are arraigned after you are arrested.
In NH you are arrested after you have been interviewed by the police
Therefore in NH receiving representation is less about protecting your rights than it is about making sure all of the paper work is filled out properly and your conviction is legal.
