Assertion: petitioner's right | /r/HasProperty | afforded
Facets:
value: prior to indictment
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It is argued that if the right to counsel is afforded prior to indictment, the number of confessions obtained by the police will diminish significantly, because most confessions are obtained during the period between arrest and indictment, and 'any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances.'