The Guilty Defense
A criminal defense attorney generally represents two types of guilty clients:
• People who deny at least some criminal culpability
• People who take full responsibility for their criminal actions
Most lawyers understand the most difficult criminal client to represent is one who takes at least some responsibility for the crime. Criminal defense attorneys must face ethical and moral dilemmas every day. As a trusted advocate, criminal defense attorneys have a great deal of control over their client’s lives when they have been accused of a crime, which is why they often get a bad rap for defending guilty people. Criminal defense attorneys share an oath to see everyone charged with a criminal act has an opportunity to defend themselves according to the United States justice system.
Defense Attorney’s Oath to Defend
Upholding an individual’s’ rights under the Bill of Rights is a code and law they are bound by. A criminal defense attorney is trained and sworn to see people are allowed the following:
• right to a trial by a jury of their peers;
• right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty;
• right to a speedy and public trial;
• right to remain silent;
• right to be free from unreasonable seizures / searches; and
• right to qualified legal counsel
Guilt vs. Innocence
Of course, one of the most important roles of a criminal defense attorney is to defend the innocent. The newspapers and the TV often report criminal cases have been overturned when new evidence verifies the incarceration of an innocent person who served time because of an incorrect verdict. Even though it is rare, innocent people are accused and falsely convicted of criminal offenses, so it’s important to obtain competent representation. In summation, lawyers are advocates for the innocent and ensure the truly guilty don’t get away with their crimes – and of course, it’s always innocent until proven guilty. But when people are being handcuffed there is a subconscious association with danger or guilt, so it’s important to understand that just because someone is accused of an offense doesn’t make them guilty; an arrest is not a conviction, which is why it’s vitally important to find an experienced criminal defense attorney. Each charge and each crime’s circumstances are different, which makes the field of criminal defense a complicated law practice.
Types of Crimes
Most criminal attorneys prefer to focus on a few specific areas of law. However, the general categories of crimes which fall under the law represented by criminal defense attorneys include:
• assault with a deadly weapon
• domestic violence;
• drug offenses;
• DUI / DWI arrests;
• federal criminal crimes;
• indecent exposure;
• sex crimes;
• sexual assault / rape;
• sexual conduct with a minor / child molestation defense;
• white collar crimes like fraud, embezzlement, computer/Internet crimes, or theft by misrepresentation, etc.
Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
If you need a one-stop legal firm located in the Phoenix area to help employees, loved ones, and friends, with quality legal representation, then contact the law offices of Jason D. Lamm, who fights tooth and nail for his clients’ rights. Attorney Lamm, also known as The Phoenix Criminal Attorney, and his firm have a solid reputation among the Arizona court system and have successfully represented numerous client’s throughout Arizona.
If you need a one-stop legal firm located in the Phoenix area to help employees, loved ones, and friends, with quality legal representation, then contact the law offices of Jason D. Lamm.
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