San Jose Criminal Lawyer

Each time a defendant approaches a San Jose Criminal lawyer the first question he asks “Can you get me off the hook?” Isn’t it what the defendant wants? A person is facing a criminal charge against him; he wants to get acquitted. They are going to spend a lot of money to hire a good lawyer. They want justice to be delivered to them. They want to ensure they are not wasting their money as loosing the case means more money spending in the appeal. It is natural that when you buy some thing spending money, you get something. But when you hire a bad lawyer you get nothing for your money.

At the first consultation, the lawyer cannot definitively tell whether the case will be won. He has to get the all the info; study the evidence, May even has to query the prosecutor. If the lawyer is promising acquittal in the first instance he is either hoodwinking you or he is indicating that he can buy you justice for money. Although there are certain imperfections in legal system of America such as plea bargaining, prejudice, vindictive police Et al, it is too much to believe that Justice is for sale in the United States. To get justice sold to you, you have to hook the prosecutor, the jury, the judge; No way!

However what the lawyer can say is “Based on the facts available and assuming what you told me is true, the case will go like this.” However the client should be guarded about such predictions. Everyone is favorable to himself when dealing with sharp situations like this with potential hazards lurking by. In a criminal case the client, irrespective of being guilty or not, relates the facts of the case in a way different from that of the victim. Neither the prosecutor nor the judge sees the versions of defendant and victim as the whole truth.  But the client hopes his version of the events will be accepted. So when the lawyer says, “Based on the facts available, the case will go like this.” the client interprets it as “If you hire me this is the result I assure you.” The client is apt to book the lawyer believing in such statements, as the client is worried and often desperate.

Should clients hire lawyers believing in such statements? What exactly are the criteria to select a Criminal defence lawyer for defending in criminal cases? Fortunately today you have certain guidelines. First comes the qualification, where did the lawyer study? Was it a reputed institution? Then comes his experience, how many years has he been working? Was he experienced in this type of criminal cases? Then comes the board certification, also super lawyer ranking, Martindale-Hubbell AV ranking. In spite of all these considerations, the client has to judge the lawyer. “Can he represent my interests? “ Additionally this factor also has to be judged, “is the integrity of the lawyer beyond doubt?” there have been cases reported where the lawyer ditched his client and worked secretly for the prosecution. These are the criteria one should consider oneself rather than the promises of the lawyer made on the first look of the case.