What’s the Best Defense for Your Case?

If you are facing criminal charges, you are probably feeling a mix of emotions. Fear about what the future holds; anger at the senselessness of the situation; frustration at your feeling of helplessness. But the fact is, an experienced criminal defense lawyer has many tools in her toolkit, and a number of strategies worth exploring when it comes to building a strong and effective defense.

• They got the wrong guy (or gal): Mistaken identity is a viable defense in many situations, even when eyewitness testimony puts you at the scene of the crime. Such testimony is often unreliable due to factors such as race, similar body type, and so forth.
• You have an alibi: You can prove through phone records, witness statements, video footage, or other means that you were somewhere else at the time the crime was committed.
• There’s a compelling reason to suspect someone else: There may be evidence and motives that have not been pursued by the prosecution that should get a serious look.
• The Statute of Limitations has run out: Most crimes must be prosecuted within a particular time limit, which varies on the crime.
• You did it, but it was an accident: Many crimes require the element of intent. If that cannot be proven, you cannot be found guilty.
• You were defending yourself (or others): Self-defense that is proportional to the harm you feared at the time is legally justified.
• Actions were taken under duress: A crime occurred because you believed you were in danger of experiencing immediate harm.
• Police broke the rules: Police misconduct can come in many forms, from failing to Mirandize you to coercing people, planting evidence, and lying in the courtroom.
• Reasonable doubt exists: While there may be some evidence to convict, there is a substantial counterbalance of evidence that could lead a reasonable person to sustain a not guilty verdict.
• Police entrapped you: Although you’re a typically law-abiding individual, when police coerced or intimidated you in order to get you to break the law, you went along with it.
• You confessed under duress: Sleep deprivation, threats, and other factors may have led you to confess even though you are not guilty.
• There was no probable cause to arrest you to begin with: Evidence against you may be suppressed if there was no warrant, or if you were detained without probable cause.
• 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 Lobo Law, our Las Vegas 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 in our Las Vegas office today.