No matter what type of crime you are charged with, there are several keys to success in any criminal defense situation. First, you should always get an attorney to represent your interests. That attorney should be a skilled negotiator and should understand legal theory, practice and strategy. Often the best defense involves a simple strategy, but one that only an experienced attorney will have the knowledge to carry out.

An attorney that you want to hire is one who keeps a certain type of trump card in his back pocket: be willing to go to trial, even if you don’t ultimately have a trial! As discussed on the main Criminal page, you need a skilled tactician who is not afraid to go to trial and who has the abilities to be successful at trial. Often times District Attorneys will drop or lower charges when the threat of trial is on the table because of holes and deficiencies in their case or in the evidence, poor cooperation from witnesses or bad witnesses, or because there are a hundred other cases coming down the pipe that day that they will have to deal with and they want your case to settle easily.

The Truth About Criminal Defense Practice

The essence of criminal practice is negotiation and preparation. Through research of the law and facts, finding the holes and deficiencies in a case and applying pressure on the other side, a skilled criminal defense attorney can often times get your charges dropped, lowered, dismissed, or can win your case at trial.

Always remember that each and every case is different; sound legal advice can only be attained by speaking directly to a knowledgeable and experienced attorney!