Thursday, September 29, 2011

Defense Attorney in Lawrenceville

Question: Is it legal for a 3rd party to speak at a bond hearing?

Answer: Who are the first two parties? Typically, the prosecutor, defense attorney and judge will be speaking. The prosecutor will call some witnesses, who will be speaking. Do you consider then third parties? The defendant may testify if he wishes. The defendant may also call witnesses to tesify for him. If you are not called as a witness, you typically will not be saying anything. The fact that you are writing rather than conferring with the defendant's attorney either means the defendant has no attorney, or you and the attorney have a philosophical disagreement. That means you need to locate a new attorney, before you are standing outside of a prison somewhere protesting.

Answered By Lawrence Lewis -  Defense Attorney in Lawrenceville
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I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.