The Best Defense for Your Case
If you have been charged with a crime, you may be troubled by conflicting emotions–anxiety about what’s ahead for you; disbelief at the absurdity of your situation; irritation at your feelings of exposure and hopelessness. But take heart: an experienced criminal defense lawyer has many tools to address your situation, and a number of methodologies worth investigating when it comes to building a full-bodied and proficient defense.
- No probable cause to stop and/or arrest you: Evidence against you may be suppressed if there was no warrant, or if you were detained without probable cause.
- Your alibi: You have verification of your whereabouts at the time the crime was committed—and it was not at the scene of the crime.
- Challenge to a false confession: Sleep deprivation, threats, and other factors may have led you to confess even though you are not guilty.
- Law enforcement wrongdoing: Overreach can occur in many ways, from failing to Mirandize you to strong arming witnesses, planting evidence, being untruthful in the courtroom.
- There’s another suspect worth pursuing: Evidence and/or motives that have not been tracked by the prosecution involving someone else should be taken seriously.
- Statute of Limitations has expired: Most crimes must be prosecuted within a particular time limit, which varies on the crime.
- It was an accident: Many crimes require the element of intent; if intent can’t be proven, it could be your ticket to freedom.
- Self-defense: When actions are proportional to the harm feared, there may be legal justification.
- Mistaken identity: They got the wrong guy (or gal) could be the most reasonable defense, even in the face of eyewitness testimony that puts you at the scene of the crime. That’s because this type of testimony is consistently undependable due to factors such as similar body type, race, lighting, witness predisposition, and more.
- Duress: A crime occurred because you believed you were in danger of suffering immediate harm.
- Reasonable doubt is introduced: Despite some damning evidence against you, if the defense puts forth enough evidence to create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury, it could mean a verdict of not guilty.
- Entrapment: Although you are typically a law-abiding person, when police coerced or intimidated you in an effort to get you to break the law, you capitulated and went along with it.
- You were legally insane at the time of the crime: That could be a result of mental health issues, drugs, or other issues.
We Fight for You
At the Law Office of Hammad S. Martin, our La Plata & Waldorf criminal defense attorneys explore every avenue in order to build a viable defense and create reasonable doubt in the eyes of the judge and jury. To discuss your situation, schedule a confidential consultation today.
