If you are arrested for a criminal charge, you might look at your indictment or arrest record and be unpleasantly surprised to see several criminal charges listed. For example, if you are in a bar fight, you could be arrested…
When we are confident in our clients defense, we insist on a complete dismissal of the charges or we will take the matter to a jury trial and obtain a not guilty verdict. However, in some cases, the client admittedly…
When a personal injury or criminal trial is scheduled for a certain date, it does not necessarily mean that the trial will actually occur on that date – it might, but this will depend on the case’s position on the…
At the time you enter into a plea agreement, the court will give you a probationary sentence – for example, two years suspended and one year active supervised probation. Probation will come with certain conditions, which will usually be listed…
As a criminal defense attorney in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana and Hinds County, Mississippi courts, I have often seen defendants appear before a judge inappropriately dressed. This is a big mistake. The district attorney and the judge will look at you…
Plea bargaining is when your criminal defense lawyer comes to an agreement with the prosecuting attorney to have you plead guilty in exchange for a reduced charge or fewer charges. Plea bargains can be beneficial to you if there is…