The one attorney listed above with the perfect record, Adam Unikowski, went 6 for 6, which is impressive. But Paul Clement, who put up a 65% win rate, argued 23 cases, meaning he won double the number of cases as Unikowski.Sep 14, 2018
Alan Jackson, a veteran attorney based in Los Angeles, has a track record of winning his cases, as a prosecutor and as a criminal defense lawyer. Jackson's courtroom skills were on display Monday in a Nantucket hearing, where he aggressively defended Hollywood star Kevin Spacey, who has been accused of sexual assault.
Mitch Stone has obtained favorable results for clients charged with murder and manslaughter. Based in Jacksonville, Mitchell A. Stone, P.A. takes cases in Northeast Florida and statewide. If you or someone you know has been arrested or questioned in connection with a death, contact us immediately for a free consultation.
We handle the full spectrum of homicide cases, including grand jury proceedings and federal criminal defense:
As an assistant state attorney early in his career, Mitch Stone was promoted to the homicide team where he learned how police investigate murders and how the prosecution prepares cases, including capital crimes.
Mitchell A. Stone, P.A. leaves nothing to chance. We will scrutinize the evidence, challenge the witnesses, expose the informants, and analyze the conduct of law enforcement investigators.
In most jurisdictions, attempted murder charges consist of two elements: 1 The offender took some action towards killing another person 2 The offender’s act was intended to kill a person
Second-degree attempted murder penalties usually range from five years to 15 years in many states, depending on whether serious injury was inflicted.
Any act that is directly done in furtherance of an intent to kill is a direct step. Merely preparing to kill someone or planning to do so is not sufficient to satisfy the elements of attempted murder. The required direct act may consist of using a weapon against another, such as a gun or knife, and either inflicting serious wounds ...
Merely causing serious bodily harm or disfigurement to someone is not sufficient to prove attempted murder unless there is evidence of the actual intent to kill the person. For example, stabbing a person in the arm, by itself, does not show an intent to kill, but stabbing or shooting that person in the chest is more likely to satisfy the requisite intent.
If the DA thinks that there is evidence to convict they will charge the suspect with the crime. If the DA wants to pressure a suspect into pleading to a lesser crime they can still charge the suspect with the crime. Without having the case go to court you cannot know what evidence the DA may have. If a person is convicted of a crime that depends on the facts presented in court, the attorney for the defense and the attorney for the state. Then it is up to the jury.
Raise all appropriate defenses with whatever witnesses, evidence and sympathies are available for legal arguments, for evidence suppression or other motions, or for trial. Effective plea-bargaining, using those defenses, could possibly reduce the potential time and other penalties you face.
The D.A. can charge anyone with anything. But, for a felony charge, he must be able to convince a magistrate at a preliminary hearing that there is sufficient evidence to hold the defendant to answer on the charges (i.e. warrant bringing him to trial). To be convicted, the prosecution would have to prove each and every element ...
No. But your idea of no evidence is probably not the same as the legal standard the courts use. He wouldn't even have been charged without some evidence. The police and prosecutors don't spend time and money arresting, charging and prosecuting cases without a reason to do so. If they arrest a person, they think they can convict him. He'll get a chance to fight and challenge this through motions, preliminary hearings and trial. When arrested or charged with any crime, the proper questions are, can any evidence obtained in a test, search or confession be used against you, can you be convicted, and what can you do? Raise all appropriate defenses with whatever witnesses, evidence and sympathies are available for legal arguments, for evidence suppression or other motions, or for trial. Effective plea-bargaining, using those defenses, could possibly reduce the potential time and other penalties you face. If you don't know how to represent yourself effectively against an experienced prosecutor intending to convict, then hire an attorney that does, who will try to get a dismissal, diversion program, charge reduction, or other decent outcome through plea bargain, or take it to trial if appropriate.
I have handled many, many murder cases. Your question is more difficult to answer than you might think. The short answer is that if there is truly no evidence to connect your husband with a murder (homicide victim), then he should not be charged and he cannot be convicted. But just because there may be no eyewitnesses, no weapon located, and no DNA does not mean that he cannot be charged and convicted. For example, if the cause of death is a gunshot wound, the manner of death will undoubtedly be determined to be a homicide. The DA will be able to put together enough other facts and circumstances to say it is a murder (intentional killing with malice). Typically, the police do an investigation that leads them to a suspect. They will question that suspect. I cannot tell you how many times, when that suspect gives a statement to the police, he/she ends up giving the police enough evidence to charge and convict him/her of murder. Sadly, in most cases, the accused gives a statement to the police. It is almost always his/her downfall. If you have read any of my past articles you will eventually see where I have advised strenuously against speaking to the police if you are suspected of being involved in the crime - any crime. In the vast majority of cases, you are going to incriminate yourself. I don't care how innocent you may be, or how smart you think you are, the cops are smarter at what they do. They will eventually get you to say something - something about which you may not be aware is incriminating - that will incriminate you. The best, and only thing to do, is to remain silent and ask for a lawyer. Even this will usually not deter the cops from trying to get you to voluntarily waive your rights; they are very shrewd, especially homicide detectives. So, in our scenario here, a victim of a fatal gunshot wound, and an accused incriminatory statement may be enough to charge and convict a person without any other evidence. Your husband really needs the assistance of a qualified criminal defense lawyer. If he is truly innocent, the more he needs one. If he gave a statement to the police, get one yesterday. I hate to tell you this, but if he was arrested and charged there is evidence, some evidence, believe me. I hope you and he take heed.