Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Criminal Defense Attorney Lawrenceville

Question: If there is no audio, can a CI's (with criminal history) testimony along with the Investigator's Testimony of a controlled buy be enough to support a conviction beyond reasonable doubt? Is there any kind of grounds to a directed acquittal, or would this be something for the jury to decide?

Also are there any rules/Guidelines of how a controlled buy must be supervised (eg. Searched before/After, Watched entering the property.. stuff like that)

Answer: Yes. There are many grounds for a direct acquittal, which means that a jury has been selected and a skilled attorney has corss-examined the state's witnesses, and proven that there is not enough evidence to go to a jury. Do you have a skilled defense attorney? There are no statutory rules governing a controlled buy. Everything concerning the controlled buy would need to be argued to a jury. 

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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.