A criminal defense attorney is sometimes referred to as a criminal lawyer, and they defend individuals and organizations which have been charged with a crime. These attorneys can handle everything from DUI/DWI cases to situations involving aggravated battery to drug crimes, theft, embezzlement, and so on. These lawyers can represent individuals in state, federal, and appellate courts.
What Does a Criminal Defense Attorney Do?
At the Law Office of Kevin W. Boyd, our legal team can provide you with the legal counsel and representation you need to fight your case.
Below is a list of services all our clients receive:
- Personal bond jail release.
- Investigate the case, including interviews with witnesses.
- Research the case law, statutes, criminal codes and legislation based on the individual situation.
- Build a defense and organize a strategy for fighting the case, should it go to court.
- Negotiate a plea bargain to lessen charges against an individual.
- Draft and file motions to dismiss or suppress a case.
- Represent the defendant in case the situation goes to trial.
- Draft and argue appeals.
What Criminal Cases Can You Help Me With?
The legal professionals at the Law Office of Kevin W. Boyd are on your side. We will work one-on-one with you and your case to be sure you are being properly represented and to guarantee your legal rights are being protected.
Listed below are some of the cases we work with regularly
- DWI
- Aggravated Assault
- Assault Family Violence
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Theft
- State and Federal Drug Crimes
- Sexual Assaults
We know that you are likely scared, and you don’t know what is going to happen to you next. How much jail time will you receive? Will this crime be on your record permanently? What happens when you get out of jail? Is there any way to lessen the severity of the charges being filed against you? All of these questions and many more can be addressed by our experienced law team.
If you have been arrested, it is your right to say that you would like to speak with an attorney before you are questioned by law enforcement officials.
It is your right to remain silent. Our legal team can accompany you during any questioning, and we will be able to help you with providing accurate and non-incriminating answers to their questions.
This will help to not hurt your case. It is important to understand that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, so it is important to have a professional and knowledgeable legal team on your side during this difficult time. We will also be sure that you are being treated fairly, and that your legal rights are being protected.
Our legal professionals understand that the following must be proven before you are declared guilty by the prosecution:
- You caused some type of temporary or permanent disfigurement to someone else.
- You used a deadly weapon for the assault.
- Some type of restraint was used on the victim to prevent them from fighting back.
- The assault was pre-planned and carried out according to that plan.
- The victim of the attack was a police officer, doctor, nurse, firefighter, teacher, or some other type of individual of official duty.
- You broke into an individual’s home, with or without force.
- You were 18 years of age or older at the time of the assault, and the victim was 15 years of age or less.