What To Do After an Arrest
The hours after an arrest matter. This free guide explains your rights and the steps that protect them in Texas and Oklahoma.
What To Do After an Arrest
If you or someone you love has been arrested, this guide covers the rights and steps that matter most in the first hours.
What the guide covers
- Your right to remain silent and to counsel — and how to use them
- Why you should not explain your side to police
- How bond works and what affects it
- What to write down while it is fresh
- The early steps that shape a case
Is this guide legal advice?
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter is different and depends on its own facts.
No outcome is promised or guaranteed. Descriptions of process are general and are not a prediction about any specific matter.
The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
Attorney advertising. This material is for general information and may be considered advertising under the rules of the State Bar of Texas and the Oklahoma Bar Association.