3. No responsible citizen of this country would ever wish to spend
time behind bars. The stigma attached to time spent in lockup is
often irreparable and permanent. This seriously affects your
personal, professional as well as social life.
Often when people are arrested for crimes, they lose hope and
think it is the end of the road. If you are one such person, then
you need not worry. With the help of an efficient criminal trial
attorney, it will become easier and less traumatic for you to
proceed with your court trial. Provided below is a list of some of
the crimes for which your attorney may be of enormous
assistance to you:
4. Sexual assault
Sexual assault refers to any sexual act that you have been
accused of performing with the victim AGAINST their will. Under
this, it is important to prove that you had FORCED or COERCED
your victim in order to perform the act. If it is proven that your
victim had, in fact, CONSENSUALLY agreed to perform the act, all
charges will be dropped against you. The range of acts covered
under sexual assault includes rape (including child rape and date
rape), other forms of molestation such as groping and touching,
forcible kissing and/or sexual torture. Sexual assault may also
sometimes extend to voyeurism and sexual imposition. Hiring an
experienced and qualified criminal trial attorney will ensure that
the victim's statements are thoroughly analyzed, and all evidence
examined for authenticity. Many people are often framed falsely
for sexual assault. Using a criminal trial attorney's services would
ensure that all false charges are dropped against you and that
you are exonerated.
5. Assault and battery
In judicial terms, if you are accused of “assault” then it means
that you have threatened to use violence against someone. If, on
the other hand, you are accused of “battery”, then you have
actually used physical violence. However, you may also be
accused of assault if you had unsuccessfully attempted to use
physical violence. While both definitions may sometimes be used
interchangeably, battery is most often reserved for the intentional
use of physical violence to cause minor or major physical harm
and/or death. You may also be accused of aggravated assault,
which means that you have used certain weapons and objects to
inflict severe physical harm. This may also apply to driving an
automobile or motor vehicle over a person for the purpose of
physical harm. Your criminal attorney may first wish to examine
whether or not the physical injuries inflicted are genuine or
caused by the victim themselves. Based on the analysis, the
attorney may then suggest the best course of action.
6. Domestic violence
Domestic violence is also referred to as spousal abuse or intimate
partner violence. It includes assault and/or battery, verbal
threats, sexual assault, spousal rape, intimidation, controlling or
aggressive treatment and forceful confinement. In many cases, it
can also extend to stalking and voyeurism. In preparing your case,
your attorney will examine the reasons behind the charges, to
determine whether they have been fabricated by your spouse to
gain benefits.
