Violent Crimes Defense

WEBVTT 00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:08.740 Violent crimes is a very wide-ranging topic in Arizona. 00:00:08.765 --> 00:00:12.300 It can be anything from misdemeanor assault, which carries maybe 00:00:12.325 --> 00:00:18.280 probation as a potential consequence, up to first-degree murder, which carries 00:00:18.305 --> 00:00:20.535 up to life in prison as a consequence. 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:21.500 Each case is different. 00:00:21.525 --> 00:00:25.855 Each violent crime or allegation of a violent crime is different. 00:00:25.880 --> 00:00:28.660 The people involved are different. Their relationship is different. 00:00:28.685 --> 00:00:33.080 There are a number of things we can do when working a case as thorough as we do 00:00:33.105 --> 00:00:36.500 that can lead us to a certain defense. 00:00:36.525 --> 00:00:39.460 We start off with a very serious-sounding crime. 00:00:39.485 --> 00:00:43.600 If we start working the case and realized, wow, our client was actually justified in 00:00:43.625 --> 00:00:46.820 doing what they did in that particular circumstance, 00:00:46.845 --> 00:00:50.780 that can really help either mitigate what the client is facing or 00:00:50.805 --> 00:00:52.820 get not guilty verdicts of trial. 00:00:52.845 --> 00:00:56.680 We interview any witnesses that might exist, any police officers that did their 00:00:56.705 --> 00:01:01.120 investigation, and we really make sure we cover all of our 00:01:01.145 --> 00:01:04.800 bases during that investigation, because we never really know what we're 00:01:04.825 --> 00:01:07.410 going to find until you actually do the work. 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:10.880 The reason time is of the essence when you're accused of a violent crime is 00:01:10.905 --> 00:01:13.800 because oftentimes there are things like witnesses that might 00:01:13.825 --> 00:01:15.540 not be around later on. 00:01:15.565 --> 00:01:18.490 There are things like injuries that we need to get photos of. 00:01:18.520 --> 00:01:23.000 There are things like crime scenes that we want to send our investigator to. 00:01:23.160 --> 00:01:26.560 When you are consulting with an attorney after being accused of a violent crime, 00:01:26.585 --> 00:01:28.400 you need to ask your attorney certain questions. 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.490 You need to ask him, first off, what are your charges? 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:32.570 What are you facing? 00:01:32.600 --> 00:01:35.260 What are the potential consequences of your charges? 00:01:35.285 --> 00:01:38.455 You need to ask them, hey, have you done this type of case before? 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:39.820 Do you know who the prosecutor might be? 00:01:39.845 --> 00:01:42.420 I'm assigned to this particular judge. 00:01:42.445 --> 00:01:44.840 Tell me what you know about that judge. 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:47.900 If the answers don't make sense to you, you have your answer. 00:01:47.925 --> 00:01:49.460 That's not the attorney for you. 00:01:49.485 --> 00:01:54.460 We pride ourselves on being able to answer those questions for people we meet with. 00:01:54.485 --> 00:01:59.160 Oftentimes we're able to get people in the same day that they were arrested 00:01:59.185 --> 00:02:00.655 or charged with a crime. 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:01.920 Come see us. We'd be happy to help.