Grand Rapids Michigan DUI Lawyer Charles Boekeloo - Kent County
Location:
29 Pearl Street NW
Suite 145
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3044
Counties Served:
Kent County, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan
Contact Information:
Main Phone: (616) 454-6464
Fax: (616) 451-8449
Email: cboekeloo@aol.com
Areas of Practice:
- Criminal Defense
- Felony & Misdemeanor Crime, including:
- Armed Robbery
- Arson
- Assault
- Burglary
- Domestic Violence
- Kidnapping
- Theft (including by fraud or by contractor)
- White Collar Crime
- Drug Offenses, including:
- Trafficking
- Manufacturing
- Possession
- Homicide
- Sex Crimes, including:
- Sexual Assault
- Date Rape
- Indecent Exposure
- Traffic Offenses, including:
- Driving under the Influence (DUI)
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Reckless Driving
- Hit & Run
- Domestic Violence
Firm Profile:
For over twenty years, Charles Boekeloo has dedicated his practice to serving criminal defendants with skill, compassion and respect. Attorney Charles Boekeloo specializes in handling all types of criminal matters, no matter how large or small. Attorney Boekeloo has a well-earned reputation for fighting hard for each client and obtaining the best possible results, whether that means preventing a charge from being filed, taking a case to trial, or negotiating the best possible deal.
If you or someone you know in Western Michigan needs the assistance of an experienced criminal lawyer, please contact Charles Boekeloo today at 866-435-4591, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
FIRM ADDRESS:
Charles Boekeloo
29 Pearl St NW, Ste. 145
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 866-435-4591
Hours: M-F, 8:30AM-5:00PM
Attorney Name: Charles F. Boekeloo
Jurisdictions Attorney is Licensed in: All state courts in Michigan. All federal courts in Michigan and Northern Ohio
Date Admitted to the Bar: November 23, 1982
Colleges Attended, Degree & Year Graduated: University of Michigan, BA, 1977, University of Detroit, JD, 1982
Professional Memberships & Achievements:
- Member of State Bar of Michigan, Criminal Law and Litigation Sections
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Kent County Criminal Defense Bar (Past President)
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Federal Bar Association
- Panel Member of Criminal Defense Trial Counsel for the Federal Western District of Michigan
- President of the Rockford Public Schools Board of Education
Foreign Languages Spoken: French
Available after hours?: Yes, upon request
Length of time Firm has been together: 16 years
If I am arrested, should I hire an attorney?
Yes. You should hire an attorney as quickly as possible. You may be entitled to a Court Appointed Attorney at Public expense if you qualify as an indigent person. An indigent person is one who cannot hire an attorney without causing substantial hardship to himself/herself or dependent family. If you have been charged with a crime, you may complete a Request for Court Appointed Counsel at your first court appearance. If you qualify, an attorney will be appointed for you. The court may require you to repay some or all of the cost of your defense if it determines you are able.
What is the right to remain silent?
Just that—an absolute right to remain silent if a person is in custody and is being questioned by police as the suspect of a crime. This is an adversarial setting between the police and the suspect. The police may use various tactics to get a suspect to admit to a crime or make incriminating statements. These tactics may include appealing to a person’s guilt or conscience, engaging in ploys like ‘good-cop/bad-cop,’ lying about the evidence against the person, making promises of leniency or release if the suspect confesses to a crime or outright intimidation. This is such an inherently coercive setting for a person that the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that the now-famous standard Miranda warnings be read to a person before the questioning process begins. You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be used against you. You have the right to a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you.
It seems that, despite the warnings, people often ignore these rights and give incriminating statements to police that they later say are false, inaccurate or the result of abuse, coercion or intimidation. Also, people often forget that any communication or information given to police is considered a statement – not just a written or signed statement. These statements will be used against a person – just like the warning says.
An analogy: If you have a baseball bat, and someone tells you that if you hand him the bat he will hit you over the head with it, would you give that person the bat? Think about the right to remain silent the same way – remain tight-lipped and ask for a lawyer
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