States have created laws, sometimes so minor, it makes you wonder why
your local police even took the time to charge you or your loved one
with the crime they have. But if you or someone else has been
questioned, are being investigated or have been charged with a criminal
offense, you need to begin preparing your legal defense immediately.
With the help of a criminal defense attorney, you must begin
developing a defense strategy that will from the outset, keep you free
on bail while you fight and/or negotiate the charges against you.
Staying out of jail and fighting your charges from home as opposed to
from a jail cell is one of the most important things you can do. A
‘free’ man has a lot more leverage in defending himself.
With the help of a local criminal defense attorney, an individual can
in most cases, at the very least, decrease the severity of a criminal
sentence. Even better, a criminal lawyer understands the loopholes and
procedures necessary to attempt to get your charges dismissed
completely.
A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s main responsibility is to you. The
lawyer’s future livelihood depends on his ability to analyze the
probable outcome of your case and do everything to work the case in
favor of you. To do anything short of this is considered unethical and
could get the lawyer in trouble with the State Bar Association. He could
even lose his right to practice law. Therefore, you both have skin in
the game. In a sense, both you and your criminal lawyer are fighting to
protect your future.
The opposition, the District Attorney, knows that very few people who
are arrested understand the law or know what their rights or options
are. The DA also knows that you are frightened and are in ‘panic mode’.
Therefore, he will do everything in his power, overwhelming you with his
knowledge, in order to force you into taking a plea of guilty in
exchange for less time and/or a less severe criminal offense.
A good criminal lawyer, coupled with a knowledgeable client who is
willing to fight his case to the very end, puts the District Attorney on
defense and forces him to put his energies into cases where there is no
lawyer defending a client. The DA just wants convictions. It helps his
career and it is the sole factor that his work is judged by. If he meets
too much resistance and the credibility of the charges come into
question, he will walk away.
On the other hand, YOU are fighting for your life.
Your local District Attorney is most likely overwhelmed with criminal
cases, the majority of them petty nuisances. He does not have time to
prosecute them all. He and your county court do not have the resources
to take every case, or even a small percentage of them to trial. The DA
wants to settle your case so he can focus his attention on the few cases
that actually do go to trial as that is where his job performance is
judged. Your criminal defense lawyer understands this and knows how to
work this situation to your advantage.
He knows that his career will be successful only if he is able to
successfully defend you; the charges reduced significantly or better
yet, dismissed entirely. Your lawyer depends on you and others,
including your local media to tell others the wonderful job he did in
saving your ass.
Lastly, a conviction, whether it is a plea deal or from a judge or jury, will stay with you always. The economic damage
to your future earnings after being convicted of a felony or serious
misdemeanor is 20, 50 or 100 times more than the cost of reputable,
competent criminal defense lawyer.
Do not ignore the importance of this. Consult with a lawyer today and
fight for your freedom, your future and your family’s economic well
being.
And never, ever, ever….. talk to any County, State or Federal Law
Enforcement agent without your criminal defense lawyer present because…
EVERYTHING YOU SAY, CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW!
No comments:
Post a Comment