
To plea, or not to plea.
Diversion is a program that can keep the DUII case from becoming a conviction. Diversion does not erase the arrest or come off the record (DUII arrest can’t be expunged if the case was dismissed through a diversion program). Not all cases are eligible for diversion and not every case should be handled through the diversion program. The attorney has... Read More
Lawyers handling criminal cases run into this problem every day, and the answer is simple: don’t talk to the police without an attorney. Just don’t. Police never come just to “talk with you” if you are a possible criminal suspect. They only come to see you to try and get you to admit you did something wrong, or-worse- to confess... Read More
In law school students are taught to develop a case theory. The theory is supposed to be a reason you can win the case in an easy to understand explanation to a jury. Although I agree that this is essential to any good trial strategy; I don’t like the term “case theory.” I prefer to think of it as a... Read More