§ 135.105 Use of statement before grand jury or on trial

If you make a statement to police or investigators about your case, that statement can be used against you later. Prosecutors are allowed to share what you said with the grand jury when they're deciding whether to charge you. They can also use that same statement as evidence if your case goes to trial.

This means anything you say can end up being presented in court, even if you said it early on, like during questioning after an arrest. The statement doesn't just disappear or stay private. It becomes part of the evidence that can be used to try to prove the case against you.

Because of this, what you say to police or investigators matters a lot. Once you make a statement, it can follow your case all the way through, from the grand jury stage to an actual trial in front of a jury.