We all have mothers of all shapes, sizes, and demeanors. You remember your mother from childhood as either sweet, nurturing, and caring, as the face of wrath of whatever higher power you believe in, or both. Regardless of what you think your mother was or what a mother should be, it is never a good idea to lie to your mother. Mothers have a sixth sense of when children (of any age) are lying to them. You might face a variety of consequences for lying to your mother, even as an adult; however, the consequences for lying to your Porter County criminal defense attorney can be far worse. Here are six (6) of many reasons you should consider telling your Porter County Defense Attorney the truth:
1. Your Porter County Criminal Defense Attorney is Less Likely to Believe You
Your mother is probably well-educated in the school of hard knocks. She has been around, and probably experienced all types of situations that prepare her for a job as a human lie detector. Your Porter County criminal defense attorney is no different. He or she has experienced literally thousands of cases just like yours, and has had clients just as yourself sit in front of him/her and listen to all sorts of lies. He or she has probably heard every lie you could imagine, and has seen each one of them play out in real life only to discover the real truth. It is not likely that your Porter County criminal defense attorney will believe you if you have some work of fiction about the events surrounding what brought you to his or her office. You might as well save yourself and the Porter County criminal defense attorney time and energy and fess up right from the start.
2. Your Porter County Criminal Defense Attorney Has Heard Your Story Before–and Probably Much Worse
Whatever skeletons you may have hidden, a Porter County criminal defense attorney has heard and/or seen them before. There is nothing that you could tell your Porter County criminal defense attorney that will shock him or her (assuming that he or she has been out of law school for at least a day), and your story is probably not the most extreme example (unless perhaps you have footage of who actually shot JFK). Your Porter County criminal defense attorney is not there to judge you, and will not even flinch when you tell him or her what you need to say. The best part is–your Porter County criminal defense attorney has taken an oath and obligation NEVER to repeat anything you have told him/her. It may feel good to get whatever it is off your chest.
3. Mistrust by Your Porter County Criminal Defense Attorney Can be Worse than Your Mother Not Trusting You
There are few things worse than a woman’s scorn, or a mother’s mistrust. Losing a Porter County criminal defense attorney‘s trust can sometimes lead to more disastrous results, however. When you lie to your Porter County criminal defense attorney, it starts a domino effect that only leads to negative consequences. First, if your Porter County criminal defense attorney believes you, he or she will often present your version of the events to the local prosecutor. If your Porter County criminal defense attorney goes to the local prosecutor and tells your fictional version of what happened, the prosecutor can either choose to believe it or not. If he or she does believe it, it might lead to a relatively generous plea deal. If he or she does not believe your version of the story, the proposed offer may be more harsh than it may have been originally. If the prosecutor does believe your story, then eventually the proposed plea goes before the judge and/or a pre-sentence investigation is prepared, where the true facts inevitably come out. If the judge finds that you were not being truthful, he or she could reject the plea agreement and force you to proceed to trial–where you could face the maximum punishment for the same crime that otherwise avoided some or all of the jail time, probation, or community service that could now be at risk.
4. Punishment is Much More Serious than What Your Mother Would Give
We’re obviously not talking about a simple spanking, here. We’re also not talking simply about silent contempt (that mothers are often known for) or grounding you from your favorite activity. We are talking about the possibility of restricting your freedom in a very significant way. You could face any combination of jail time, home detention, probation, and community service, not to mention the fines, fees, and costs of such programs (including incarceration). The criminal justice system is serious business, and the consequences are much more severe than anything your mother would ever do to you.
5. Your Porter County Criminal Defense Attorney Has Access to Much More Information About You than Your Mother Does
It’s true; your mother probably has traits of a professional interrogator. However, she lacks the ability to verify much of what you tell her. As discussed above, your Porter County criminal defense attorney has at least the lie detecting skills of a good mother. But your Porter County criminal defense attorney has access to materials that your mother does not–to verify that the information you are telling about the events and yourself are, in fact, true. If he or she spends the time to do a little research with the resources that a criminal attorney typically has at his or her disposal, he or she will find out the truth.
6. Your Mother Will (Should) Care for You No Matter What
Don’t hold this against me, but I will say that most Porter County criminal attorneys care about you to some extent or another. They may care for a variety of reasons, but most generally care about a positive outcome in your case. But at the end of the day, the job of the Porter County criminal defense attorney is to simply cushion the blow the criminal justice system can often deliver. He or she makes his or her living to provide this service, and in some ways is no different than your doctor or your mechanic. Your mother, on the other hand, is stuck with you for life. Don’t take kindness for weakness when dealing with Porter County criminal defense attorneys; they can be your lifeline or your ankle weight, depending on how you treat them. Lying is one of the quickest ways to erode this significant advantage.
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