A DEDICATED FELONY DEFENSE LAWYER FOR SERIOUS CHARGES LIKE ASSAULT, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CAUSING INJURY, VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER, POSSESSION FOR SALE, RAPE, AND MOLESTATION IN SAN DIEGO
If you have been accused of committing a serious felony, you should call a dedicated felony defense lawyer in Vista with 25 years of experience who can help you in many ways.
HOW THE LAWYER HELPS IF SOMEONE IS IN JAIL
Get Released: If you or someone you know has been arrested and put in jail, the lawyer can help get the person released from jail.
The procedures to get a person released from custody depend on many factors. Click on the word “released” in blue to learn more.
HOW AN EXPERIENCED FELONY DEFENSE LAWYER HELPS YOU
Every felony case is different. Every client is unique.
An experienced criminal defense attorney meets with his client to get to know him or her and understand what happened to cause the criminal charges.
The defense attorney then analyzes all the police reports, witness statements, and evidence that the prosecution has to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the case.
Once the attorney has the best information about the case, he appears in court to begin the process of defending his client.
Plea Bargaining: A plea bargain can eliminate or reduce the charges, avoid time in jail, reduce the fines, and may allow for a modification to be built into the deal for even a better result upon successful completion of probation.
If a plea bargain is not accepted by the defense lawyer and his client, the case goes to a preliminary hearing.
Preliminary Hearing: The preliminary hearing is a court date where the police and witnesses must come to court to justify the criminal charges against the client.
If the charges cannot be justified by the evidence, the judge may dismiss some or all of the charges.
If the case continues after a preliminary hearing, the case will usually go to another court on a different date for purposes of settlement.
Jury Trial: For cases that cannot be, or should not be, settled by way of a plea bargain, attorney Pflaum is ready to go to jury trial and get the best results possible for his client.
Successful defenses at trial can vary and depend upon the type of the case.
For example, one of the best ways to defend a charge of assault is by way of self-defense or defense of anther. A person has a right to defend himself or herself or another, or his or her property.
Another defense is there is insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt because the prosecution witnesses could not testify effectively against the client.
A case of rape may be defended due to a consent defense, or due to a lack of DNA evidence.
Child molestation or child abuse cases may be defended due to lack of corroboration or lack of credibility.
There may also be no corroboration for the prosecution’s case, so the jury cannot convict the client.
HOW A SUCCESSFUL FELONY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER WORKS IN COURT
First Steps: A felony is the most serious type of crime. The first key to success in defending a serious felony is to free the accused from custody if he or she is in jail.
Analysis of the Case: Then a skilled attorney must examine the police reports, meet with the client and witnesses, evaluate the evidence, investigate the case, apply the laws to the facts of the case, and present the strengths of the case to the prosecutor and judge.
Plea Bargain: By collecting valuable information about the strengths and weakness of a case, the attorney is able to convince the prosecution and the judge to dismiss or reduce the original charges, avoid time in jail, and protect his clients interests with a plea bargain.
Jury Trial: For those cases that cannot be, or should not be settled by way of a plea bargain, lawyer Pflaum prepares the case to go to trial.
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