| People often ask me how to determine if a
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| | family members of the person charged with
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| Criminal Defense Lawyer is good or not.
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| | a crime. Family may mean well when asking
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| Having practiced as a San Francisco
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| | questions, but unless the client
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| criminal defense attorney throughout
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| | authorizes the attorney to talk about it,
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| California for thirteen years I have
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| | anything said about the case should
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| developed some opinions about this, which
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| | remain private and confidential.
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| are laid out in the eleven rules below.
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| | 6. Consider any immigration consequences:
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| These attributes can help make the
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| | Anyone who is not a citizen must be
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| difference between a good, bad or
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| | especially careful when facing criminal
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| mediocre result. Remember that good
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| | charges. Any conviction or even an
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| criminal defense lawyering is as much an
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| | admission without entry of a judgment,
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| art as a technical skill. There is no
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| | can result in deportation, exclusion from
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| substitute for experience. On the other
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| | re-admission or denial of citizenship.
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| hand it is unfortunately true that some
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| | This is unfortunately a highly
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| veteran lawyers are tired of practicing
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| | misunderstood area of the law by many
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| law or have been doing it the wrong way
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| | criminal lawyers. Understanding these
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| for so long, they can't change their
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| | rules is critical whether you are dealing
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| ways. These rules apply to all criminal
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| | with a San Francisco DUI attorney, San
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| cases, whether drunk driving, driving
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| | Francisco criminal lawyer, San Francisco
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| under the influence, drugs, fraud,
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| | criminal defense attorney, Oakland DUI
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| assault, battery, domestic violence or
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| | lawyer, Hayward or any attorney from
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| others. Of course they are no different
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| | elsewhere in the country.
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| whether you are looking for a San
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| | 7. Communication with the client:
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| Francisco criminal lawyer, an Oakland
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| | Part of why a person hires a criminal
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| lawyer, Hayward lawyer or a lawyer from
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| | lawyer is to understand what is happening
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| another part of the country. The rules
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| | in the case as it goes along. A criminal
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| apply everywhere.
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| | defense attorney must talk about it with
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| 1. The lawyer must care about the result
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| | the client on a regular basis.
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| and the client's well being:
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| | 8. Investigation:
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| This may seem obvious but it is important
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| | In most cases the client should allow the
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| for lawyers to remember how important a
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| | criminal defense attorney to hire an
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| case is to the person charged with a
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| | investigator to interview witnesses. If
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| crime. Criminal charges can bring intense
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| | the police did it to gather evidence
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| stress in all areas of a person's life,
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| | against you, why wouldn't you want to do
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| including professional, financial and
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| | it in your own defense. It costs money
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| family life. This rule applies whether
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| | but it would be "penny wise and pound
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| it is a simple DUI matter or a serious
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| | foolish" to skimp on this part of your
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| fraud or homicide allegation.
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| | defense - that is, unless you agree with
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| 2. Get to know the client and his or her
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| | the police version of the facts.
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| life situation and background:
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| | 9. Legal research and motions:
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| I cannot tell you the number of times
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| | Any San Francisco criminal defense
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| that the unique facts of a persons life,
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| | attorney must be sure to understand the
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| or stresses which they are under, strike
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| | "elements" of an offense, that is, what
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| a note of sympathy with judges when
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| | the prosecutor has to try to prove in
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| negotiating the outcome of a case, or at
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| | order to get a conviction. Many times the
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| sentencing. More importantly these facts
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| | prosecution cannot do it, but you
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| can make a big difference with a jury
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| | wouldn't know it unless you looked at the
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| should a person accused with a crime
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| | precise elements. Also many searches
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| chose to testify in his or her own
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| | resulting in police finding drugs or
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| defense.
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| | other contraband are illegal and should
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| 3. Work quickly to try to get the person
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| | be challenged by the criminal lawyer.
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| out of jail:
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| | 10. Negotiation:
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| Needless to say, if a person is in jail
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| | The way in which a criminal defense
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| and hires a criminal lawyer, they are
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| | attorney negotiates a case can make the
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| expecting the lawyer to make every effort
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| | difference in a good or bad result. Bear
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| to gain their release from jail. There
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| | in mind that not all cases can or should
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| are several things that can be done by
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| | resolve by negotiation. Sometimes your
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| the criminal defense attorney to make
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| | best option is to fight the case all the
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| this happen, including motions to set or
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| | way to jury trial.
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| reduce bail, motions for release on their
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| | 11. Trial
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| own recognizance, or, in the case of a
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| | Only about five to ten percent of cases
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| San Francisco criminal lawyer or San
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| | go all the way to jury trial. However for
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| Francisco criminal defense attorney, a
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| | the case that we think we can win, jury
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| request for supervised release. For some
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| | trial is usually the best option. On the
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| people that own property, a motion to
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| | down side, it is more expensive. That is
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| post real estate in lieu of cash is a
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| | because it should take intensive
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| good way to avoid paying a ten percent
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| | preparation for the lawyer. It can be
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| premium to a bail bondsman.
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| | stressful and time consuming for you, the
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| 4. Consider the effects of a criminal
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| | client. But when you win, you walk out
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| case on a person's profession, or future
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| | the door with no conviction on your
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| profession:
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| | record. If the judge and prosecutor
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| Many convictions can result in the loss
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| | refuse to offer you a reasonable
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| of business or professional licenses. Any
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| | alternative, and if you have a workable
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| trade that requires a state license,
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| | case, jury trial can be the only smart
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| including hairdressers, nurses,
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| | option. Before a jury is where the true
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| landscapers, and many others, will be in
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| | lawyer shines as an advocate. Too many
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| jeopardy if you face criminal charges.
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| | a San Francisco criminal defense attorney
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| Knowing what you are able to accept as
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| | and San Francisco DUI attorney has not
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| part of a plea bargain, or if you are
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| | done enough jury trials, fears going to
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| able to plea bargain at all, is critical
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| | trial, or has had no success before
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| to making the right choice in your case.
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| | juries. This is true for attorneys in
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| Any criminal defense attorney, whether a
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| | most locations. Trial should not be
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| San Francisco criminal lawyer, Oakland
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| | rushed into heedlessly. Some cases should
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| lawyer, Hayward lawyer or other, should
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| | not go to trial. But trial should always
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| be aware of this.
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| | be an option that you discuss with your
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| 5. Remember confidentiality:
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| | lawyer, and your lawyer should appear
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| It is important for a criminal lawyer to
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| | knowledgeable about the ups and downs of
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| understand the privacy of the client.
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| | jury trial.
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| This is especially so when dealing with
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