Criminal Lawyers Are Not Miracle Workers
Believe it or not, criminal lawyers are not miracle workers. In fact, they are just regular people who, at least for most of them, happen to be really really good at what they do. But one thing they cannot do is change the facts. This means if you ran from the cops, got out and tried to fight them, we are probably going to have a difficult case on our hands.
I think television has a lot to do with it, but many people expect their criminal lawyer to come in to their case, find some fatal flaw, expose some witness on the stand, and get a not guilty verdict. Sadly, it doesn’t happen like that. People talk to the cops, people get caught red handed, people consent to the search of their vehicles and homes. Those kinds of stories don’t happen on television.
What a good criminal lawyer will do for you is uncover every rock and investigate every nook and cranny to see if any issues are out there that will help your case. If that works, then that’s great. If it doesn’t, then they start working hard to get the best deal possible for you. Our job is to do our best for you, get you the best outcome, keep you out of jail, and allow you to lead a productive and fruitful life.
There are no guarantees in criminal defense. There is no guarantee the prosecutor assigned to your case will be open to discussing the case with you. There is no guarantee the officer that stopped you is going to make a mistake. And there is no guarantee that your attorney is going to be able to get your case dismissed. To think otherwise just isn’t smart.
If you ever need a criminal attorney, and I hope you don’t, don’t pick them because of what they promise you, and don’t think that just because you got someone with a good track record that they’re going to have the same success in your case. Get someone that will work hard for you, that will interview the people that need to be interviewed, and will push the prosecutor to understand the weaknesses in your case. You get that and you’re probably getting the best outcome possible.
