Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Criminal Defense Attorney in Atlanta

Question: In the state of Georgia, if one is required to pay a cash bond for pretrial release, and does, can additional conditions be applied to that bond? I.e. probation, random drug screening, random times and dates required for appearances to a probation officer. Keeping in mind there are no prior convictions.

Answer: How can a person report to a probation officer when they are paying a cash bond? You got that all wrong. The person is being put on a pre-trial release, because they do not have all of the money to make a cash bond. In which case, all sort of conditions can be added to the bond. Why? Because the person has not proven themselves responsible enough to be able to have money for a bond. So, prior convictions do not matter. We are in the US, where cash is king. 

Answered by Lawrence Lewis Criminal Defense Attorney in Atlanta
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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.