When you are facing a criminal charge, you risk your life, financial stability, reputation in the community and liberty. You must find an attorney you can trust with these risks. It is YOUR LIFE; You must safeguard it by hiring an attorney you know will work zealously for you.
Criminal defense lawyers do much more than simply question witnesses in court. Criminal defense lawyers will:
- Formulate sentencing programs tailored to a client's specific needs, often helping defendants avoid future brushes with the criminal justice system.
- Provide defendants with a reality check, a knowledgeable, objective perspective on their situation and what is likely to happen should their cases go to trial. This perspective is vital for defendants trying to decide whether to accept a prosecutor's offered "plea bargain".
- Be familiar with important legal rules because many criminal law rules are hidden away in court interpretations of federal and state constitutions.
- Be familiar with local court customs and procedures that aren't written down anywhere (for example, a defense lawyer may know which prosecutor has the "real" authority to settle a case, and what kinds of arguments are likely to appeal to that prosecutor).
- Understand the possible "hidden costs" of pleading guilty which a self-represented person might never think about.
- Spend crucial time on your case.
- Gather information from prosecution witnesses.
- Hire and manage investigators, who may be able to believably impeach (contradict) prosecution witnesses who embellish or change their stories at trial.
- Recommend and employ expert witnesses to refute and challenge the state's case.
When faced with criminal charges, trying to find the right lawyer, quickly, may feel overwhelming.
But when you hire the Law Office of Katheryn Haywood, you work with zealous a advocate dedicated to fighting for her clients.
