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Often the result of an [[Exasperated Perp]].
Another type of ''Don't Answer That'' (featured in ''[[The Closer]]'' frequently, and both nonfiction-book and fictional-TV versions of ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'') is a ploy used by a detective to get suspects to waive their rights. ("He came at you, didn't he? That's self-defense. Whole different thing, then..." "Yeah, he did! He-!" "Whoa, whoa- don't answer that- you can't tell me that sort of thing unless you sign this waiver...")
Legally speaking, the detectives can ask anything they want once the lawyer is available to the client, but if the lawyer asks or demands to speak to the client alone, then police officers are required to leave the room or otherwise allow a private discussion. The fact that the the lawyers in TV shows simply tell their clients not to answer something does not prevent the detectives from continuing to question. Which usually means that the lawyers are pretty damn ineffectual.
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