Criminal Defense
Criminal law is something that many members of our society believe they will never encounter. They are not criminals. That attitude is true in some respects and very wrong in some respects. Breaking the law can be extremely serious like first degree murder or not so serious like a speeding infraction. Breaking the law can be done by law abiding citizens or sociopaths.
Our law firm is dedicated to helping people from all walks of life defend themselves in the criminal justice system. Under the Constitution of the Unites States every person in this country has a right to defend themselves no matter how society perceives their guilt or how they perceive their own guilt. Our firm represents people accused of very serious crimes, for example:
- First Degree Murder
- Aggravated Robbery
- Battery
- Theft
- Possession of Drugs
- Criminal Threat
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
An example of our recent trial experience is listed below. This summary does not include the many hundreds of clients who have their cases dismissed or they accept a plea to a much less severe sentence after we prepare their case for trial. Trial is a very important concept in the defense of the accused. Unless you have an attorney who actually takes cases to trial, the District Attorneys in our various counties are not going to be impressed with an empty threat that you will take the case to trial. They know what attorneys actually prepare their defense and try their cases. If you are considering employing an attorney with no trial experience it would be wise to consider other options.
- 1/20/11 CT Leavenworth County Jury Trial on introduction of contraband to Lansing Prison- Verdict Not Guilty
- 5/1/11 CS Wyandotte County DUI Jury Trial scheduled and with good preparation on the day of trial State dropped DUI charges agreed to traffic citation
- 6/15/11 CS Wyandotte County DUI Jury Trial scheduled and with good preparation on the day of trial State dropped DUI charges agreed to traffic citation
- 7/26/2010 - JW - Wyandotte County - Jury Trial on Rape - Verdict: Not Guilty
- 4/7/2010 RB Wyandotte County Tried on 2nd DUI misdemeanor jury trial 2nd time after hung jury in 1st trial. Verdict: Not Guilty
- 3/11/2010 NY Leavenworth County Tried on Felony Criminal Threat Verdict: Not Guilty
- 3/8/2010 LH Wyandotte County Tried on Aggravated Robbery & Battery Verdict: Not Guilty all Counts
- 3/1/2010 JD Leavenworth County Tried on Felony Criminal Threat and Driving on Suspended (admitted driving on suspended at trial) Verdict: Guilty Driving on Suspended (admitted in testimony at trial) and Hung Jury on Five Criminal Threats against police officers
- 5/2/11 MU Jury Trial for Rape scheduled but shortly prior to trial with good preparation including digital recordings of telephone conversations with the alleged victim State agreed to a reduced charge and joined in a sentence of time served, eight months, rather than life in prison.
- 5/23/11 MY Jury Trial for First Degree Murder two years of preparation and a week before trial the State allowed a plea to lesser charge which resulted in sentence of time served, approximately 25 months. Client was looking at a life sentence and a possible hard 50 years. Preparation included months of investigation and a long distance deposition with clients medical doctor in California which provided valuable exculpatory evidence.
- Johnson County Client FJ - charged with Felony Criminal Threat reduced by plea to One Count of misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct.
- Wyandotte County: Client Charged with Rape and Sodomy if convicted would serve more than 20 years prepared a good defense to charges and client accepted plea of 33 months.
Of course these results in these listed cases are not a guarantee of future results in other cases with different fact situations. Every case is unique.
Our advice to those accused of serious crimes other than DUI, is not to talk to authorities. If the State is going to charge you with a crime, speaking with detectives will not help your case.
The District Attorneys or County Attorneys across the state will accuse someone of a crime with a Complaint or Information. This is the legal document which sets out the offense that someone is accused of committing and the level of the crime. State authorities are not impressed when those accused of criminal activity say they really did not commit the offense. You need an attorney to convince the state authorities that you did not commit the offense or the evidence is so weak that the state authorities will never gain a conviction.
The mere accusation of a crime against an accused can be a devastating experience, if someone is truly innocent. You need to prove that innocence to state authorities. It might be an over generalization that you just become a number once you are accused but that is the truth. State authorities hear the same story many times over so it is easy for an accused to become a number in the system unless you have an attorney who is going to approach your case with efficiency and diligence.
Our firm has years of trial experience in very serious criminal cases. You need to select an attorney with that kind of experience to handle your case.
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