Do You Need an Experienced Criminal Attorney?
Do You Need an Experienced Criminal Attorney? Law If criminal charges have been filed against you, you have a right to have a prospective criminal attorney honestly answer to all of your questions. Once familiarized with your case, this lawyer should have enough information to clearly communicate the nature, and the ramifications of the charges you face. This includes an understanding of the evidence against you, whether the prosecution can prove it, your legal rights (and if any of them may have been violated) and the ramifications of a guilty verdict: along with any jail time (or probation) you may face and the amount of fines you may have to pay. In most states, if this is your first offense and no violence is involved, probation can be the result. In recent years - to reduce overcrowding in our prisons - many state legislatures have passed laws lower incarceration rates for non-violent first offenders. They have also increased probation time and the fines that the...