I do not have statistics on what percentage of people charged with crimes are actually guilty. Based on my conversations with people and my...
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A
defendant can request an appeal at the conclusion of their trial in the event a
guilty verdict is returned. In essence,
an appeal is a request ...
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An arrest
warrant must be signed by a judge or magistrate and must detail the offense
charged. The accused must be named and described so they can b...
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Sometimes, such as capital cases, a good
relationship between an attorney and client is a matter of life and death. In many other instances, the co...
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In criminal cases, bond and bail hearings are held
in pre-trial proceedings to determine if the accused is at risk of fleeing a
jurisdiction and ens...
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Following
arrest, suspects are taking to the police station in the jurisdiction of their
arrest. Here, suspects will undergo the
booking process,...
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Do some research
when choosing a criminal defense lawyer. A criminal legal battle can be a long,
arduous road and a lawyer’s ability to defend you...
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When a person is charged with a felony
or a misdemeanor, these individuals might be eligible to obtain a criminal
defense attorney through the publi...
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Criminal arraignments are a short
hearing before a judge shortly following arrest. The criminal arraignment formally begins the
courtroom proceedi...
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Following the first appearance following a
complaint, an arraignment occurs.
Generally, the arraignment occur twenty-fours following an arrest. ...
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A defense strategy in a criminal case is
by and large the most important aspect of the case. If a defendant’s defense
strategy isn’t strong enou...
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Criminal
trial procedures vary from courthouse to courthouse, and even more varied are
the legal tactics employed during each phase of a criminal tr...
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During
every criminal trial, defendants enjoy a number of legal rights and
protections, which have been in place since the ratification of the
Cons...
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Discovery is the general process of a
defendant obtaining information possessed by a prosecutor regarding the
defendant’s case. In addition,
pr...
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Each year, millions of women are physically abused by their partners. This is an epidemic that must be stopped. It is also true that while...
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One of the most frustrating things about being a criminal defendant in New York, especially in New York City, is the amount...
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The ethical standards regarding conflicts of interest with respect to
current clients are contained in Supreme Court Rule 4-1.7, which
provides...
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During
criminal trials, evidence rules restrict both the content of evidence presented
and the manner that evidence can be presented during a trial....
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I am often asked by people facing criminal charges, what the prosecution has against them in terms of evidence. Evidence breaks down into two basic ar...
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Eyewitness
identification, which is by no means consistently reliable, has been used as
one of main means of prosecuting evidence against the accuse...
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If you are not a United States citizen, and you are charged with a crime, the immigration consequences of a conviction could prove to be far more seve...
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Every
competent legal defense is grounded in hard evidence, whether witness
testimony, forensics, or even expert testimony.
For a defendant and t...
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During
judicial proceedings, both sides may make requests of the judge, known as
“motions”. Motions may be made verbally
or in written form, ...
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If
you are arrested for a crime, this information will be forward to a
prosecutor’s office in the jurisdiction where the crime occurred. Once
arr...
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The
court system inundated with an overload of cases, jails are overcrowded past
legal capacity, lengthy trials prove costly, and public defender re...
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It is my belief that when the Police Officer says cooperate and we will help your case in the long run...you need to wait...
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Shortly after an arrest, the
prosecutor’s charges may face judicial review during the preliminary
hearing. Each state has its own rules
regardi...
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Although
often used as a collective term, being placed “under arrest” is a specific
legal situation where an individual is no longer legally abl...
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Following
a guilty or no contest plea, or a guilty verdict at trial, defendants will be
sentenced, or receive their punishment, for their crimes. ...
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Criminal defense processes are difficult, confusing,
and complicated. Knowing one’s legal
rights is a huge factor in garnering a favorable outco...
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The legal justifications for voir dire are to determine whether grounds
exist for challenges for cause, and to obtain information for the
exercise o...
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