Criminal Defense
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Do I need a criminal defense attorney if I am not guilty?
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Even if you’ve been falsely accused of a crime, you should contact a criminal defense lawyer, who can protect your rights throughout the legal process and provide important information and advice. A criminal defense attorney can start helping even before an arrest or the filing of criminal charges. Your lawyer can assert your constitutional rights, so police cannot hold you without charges, subject you to illegal searches, or question you improperly. Your lawyer safeguards your due process rights, such as your right to reasonable bail and your right to know the evidence against you. An experienced attorney helps you understand the court process and the charges against you and might be able to get charges dismissed. It is important to recognize that our criminal justice system is adversarial by nature, and unrepresented defendants are at a significant disadvantage against a professional prosecutor, even when they are completely innocent. Defense representation is so important to our justice system that the state pays for court-appointed counsel when defendants cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Even if you aren’t ready to hire an attorney, you can consult one on a limited basis and still enjoy full attorney-client privilege. Based on that consultation, you can decide whether to hire counsel to manage your defense.
Firm Name: Walters Levine & DeGraveDuration: 01:22Date: 2025-04-30
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