Defense Attorney For Pacific Beach

Defense attorney for Pacific Beach: If you have been accused of committing a misdemeanor or a felony and your case is pending in court in downtown San Diego, do now worry.

Criminal defense attorney David Pflaum has been a criminal defense lawyer working in the downtown San Diego courts since 1990.

He knows the criminal justice system and how to help you get the best possible results in your case.

HOW THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY HELPS BEFORE THE COURT PROCESS BEGINS

There are many ways an experienced defense attorney can help you, beginning with talking to you about your case during an initial office consultation and learning about what happened.

Every case is different.  Every client is unique.  An experienced criminal defense attorney wants to learn everything he can about the case and his client in order to apply the best strategies to get the best possible results.

Contact the Prosecutor’s Office: Depending upon the type of charges you might be facing, and the date for your first court appearance, the defense lawyer can get important information about the case, like witness statements, photographs, video recordings, and sometimes even statements from a victim, that might help your case.

The lawyer then delivers the most important information to the prosecutor’s office as soon as possible with the goal of persuading the prosecutor’s office not to file any criminal charges against the arrested person, or to reduce the charges.

HOW THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY HELPS IF A CLIENT IS IN JAIL

Get out of jail: If the client is in jail, there are several ways attorney Pflaum can help him or her get released before the first court date, or during the first court date at the arraignment.

Click on “get released” for more information about how the lawyer can help get a client out of jail as soon as possible.

HOW THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY HELPS HIS CLIENT DURING THE COURT PROCESS

Plea Bargain: Once the attorney has the best information about the case, which includes the full background of his client, witness statements, police reports, tape recordings, photographs, videos, diagrams, 911 calls, DNA results, fingerprints and any evidence seized by the police, the lawyer may begin the plea bargain process.

A plea bargain is intended to eliminate or reduce the original criminal charges, avoid time in jail, reduce the fines, and may allow for a modification to be built into the deal for even a better result upon successful completion of probation.

Since most cases are resolved by way of a plea bargain, you should choose an experienced defense attorney to lead the way.

Click on “plea bargain” for more information about the plea bargain process.

Jury Trial: For cases that cannot be, or should not be, settled by way of a plea bargain, attorney Pflaum is ready to go to jury trial and get the best results possible for his client.

Successful defenses: Defenses at trial depend upon the type of the case, the evidence, the police officers reports, and the witness statements.

For example, one of the best ways to defend a charge of assault may be by way of self-defense or defense of anther.  A person has a right to defend himself or herself or another, or his or her property.

Another defense for a criminal case may be insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt because the prosecution witnesses cannot testify effectively or consistently about what they saw or heard.  There may also be missing medical records, or wrong blood tests.
For a list of ways to defend a charge of driving under the influence, click on DUI.

Many cases may be defended due to lack of corroboration or lack of credibility of witnesses.

A defense for theft might include the lack of specific criminal intent to commit the crime or to take any property.

Choose an experienced criminal defense lawyer who knows the justice system in San Diego Court to represent you and get the best possible results.

Call us today for a consultation

(760) 806-4333

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