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Because the hours before charges are filed are the most important hours in your case.
Arrests happen at 2 in the morning. Detectives show up on Sunday afternoons. Search warrants get served on holidays. Law enforcement does not coordinate with your schedule — and neither do we.
MayesTelles PLLC is available around the clock, every day of the year. Not an answering service. Not a voicemail. Our attorneys take calls at any hour because we understand something that most people do not realize until it is too late: the first hours of a criminal case are often the most consequential hours in the entire case.
Call right now at (602) 428-7104. Free consultation. We answer.
The Window That Matters Most
As our attorneys know from years inside the prosecution, the decision about whether to charge someone is not made at trial. It is made in a prosecutor's office, based on the detective's report, often within days of an incident. That is the window where a defense attorney can have the most impact — and it only exists if your attorney is involved before the decision is made.
In that window, your attorney can be with you before you give any statement to police. They can contact the detective directly and begin presenting information that may cause law enforcement to recommend against filing. They can approach the Maricopa County Attorney's Office before a charging decision is made. In the right circumstances, they can prevent an arrest from happening at all.
Once formal charges are filed, most of those options are gone. This is why David Telles — who made charging decisions himself at the MCAO — says the most important call you can make after any contact with law enforcement is to a defense attorney. Immediately. Not after the weekend.
And from the moment MayesTelles is retained, the case is prepared with a trial-ready posture — not because every case goes to trial, but because that preparation is what produces leverage at every stage. It is what forces the State to confront weaknesses early rather than hoping you will accept a bad offer out of fear.
What to Do Right Now
If you have just been arrested, call before you answer a single question. We can advise you on what to say and what not to say, and we can be in court with you at your initial appearance, which in most felony cases happens within 24 hours.
If detectives have called and want to "get your side of the story," do not agree to an interview without speaking to us first. That conversation is being documented. You are likely already the subject of an investigation, even if no one has told you that directly.
If a family member has been arrested, we can help you understand what happens in the next 24 hours and what steps to take immediately to protect their rights.
If you simply have a sense that something is coming — a colleague under investigation, a situation that has drawn law enforcement attention — this is the best possible time to call. Before any contact. Before any charges. When the most options are still available.
When law enforcement arrests you, they are required to advise you of your Miranda rights before interrogation. You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. Invoking both is simple: say "I want a lawyer" and then say nothing else. Not to explain yourself. Not to cooperate. Nothing — until you have spoken with us.
Every word said after an arrest, in the patrol car, in the holding area, in the interview room, is being documented and will be reviewed by a prosecutor. The safest thing you can do right now is make one call.
Call Right Now
MayesTelles PLLC serves clients across Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, Prescott, and throughout Maricopa County and Arizona. We handle criminal defense, personal injury, and immigration — and whatever brings you to us, we are available right now.
