Criminal Defenses

Whether you are a first time offender or a repeat offender, your criminal case can be defended on constitutional, statutory, or administrative grounds.

And, in general, these various defenses will fall into one of two categories:

• Pretrial Defenses: These are raised by motion prior to a trial and attack the legality of the evidence, the basis for the charges, or assert a statutory right.
• Trial Defenses: These are raised during the trial and either attack the sufficiency of the evidence or raise an affirmative defense.

The Benefit of Challenging Evidence

Not every available defense will result in the outright dismissal of a case; but the prosecution needs all of its evidence to prove a crime, prevent an appeal, and build a strong case for trial.

So if one link in the State's case is successfully challenged at the pretrial stage, resulting in key evidence being being thrown out (suppressed), the State may be unable to prosecute you as charged, be forced to negotiate a favorable plea, or be unable to prove their case at trial beyond a reasonable doubt.

As you can see, in criminal defense, winning one battle can result in winning your case.

Contact Criminal Defense Lawyer Richard Hornsby

If you have been arrested or charged with a crime in Florida, please contact Criminal Defense Lawyer Richard Hornsby today.

The initial consultation is free and I am always available to advise you of the proper course of action that can be taken.