Thanks for your informative response. I would say that you have not been in the situation that Westerfield was. You state that the store owner provided your alibi. You didn't state the time period this involved, or whether you were arrested, taken to jail, or just taken to the store for a quick id from the owner. Assuming the last is what you meant, You didn't have to go through 9-18 hours of grilling from detectives, because you had no 'convenient' alibi.
What I am saying is that your statement that he could just tell them "NO" is something that may have worked out in your case (what if the store owner had not given you the pass?) but doesn't usually work in the real world.
Usually, only if you are guilty or know you can't prove you are not, do you insist on an attorney, and from experience the detectives are accutely aware of this.
I was actually in custody. That is an arrest. I was not taken to the lockup. If the store owner hadn't given me the pass, I still would have said nothing until my attorney had shown up and I had had a chance to discuss the situation with him.
Usually, only if you are guilty or know you can't prove you are not, do you insist on an attorney, and from experience the detectives are accutely aware of this.
That's their problem, not mine. Unlike 99% of the folks out there, I think with my brain, not my adrenal glands.