CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS: WHAT TO KNOW

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WHAT TO KNOW
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• Whether your role is alleged perpetrator, family
  member, or victim, you have a high likelihood of
  encountering the criminal defense system at some
  point in your life. The most important asset to
  have is a good criminal defense attorney.

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• What is a criminal defense attorney?
• Criminal defense attorneys specialize in the
  defense of individuals and companies charged with
  criminal activity. Whether you are facing charges
  in state, federal or appellate courts, criminal
  defense lawyers are there to represent you. Their
  scope of practice ranges from revocation hearings
  (parole or probation), appeals and post-convicted
  remedies, bail bond hearings, or trials.

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• Why do I need a criminal defense attorney?
• Being charged with a crime can be an overwhelming
  and complex time. If you are not knowledgeable
  about the court system and the processes, you can
  easily become baffled and anxious. It is your
  criminal defense attorney who acts as your
  protector, both for your constitutional rights
  and your best interest.
• They serve as your interpreter for the judicial
  language and processes that come with being
  charged with a crime. It is their job to help put
  criminal defense law into laymens terms so you
  can feel knowledgeable, secure and confident
  during the judicial process.

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• What do criminal defense attorneys do?
• Criminal defense lawyers investigate the case and
  interview witnesses, research case law, statutes,
  criminal codes and procedural law, build a
  defense and develop a case strategy, negotiate
  with the prosecution for plea bargains/lesser
  charges, draft, file and argue motions to dismiss
  or suppress, advocate for the defendant during
  trial and draft, file and argue appeals.

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