After being arrested and charged with a criminal offense, it can feel like the deck is stacked against you. This is nerve-wracking given the harsh penalties prosecutors threaten to impose upon you, but you don’t have to sit back and let the state steam roll you in a criminal prosecution. Instead, you can dig deep to look for opportunities to build an effective criminal defense that just might help you escape the outcome you fear.
One of the most effective ways to protect yourself in a criminal case is to seek suppression of the most damaging evidence being presented against you. If you’re successful here, then the prosecution will be denied the ability to present that evidence against you at trial, which can completely upend their case, thus leading to acquittal or dismissed charges. Here are a few circumstances that can lead to evidence suppression:
- Evidence was seized after an illegal traffic stop or after the errant use of an exception to the warrant requirement.
- The warrant relied upon to conduct a search and seizure was invalid.
- The police failed to advise you of your Miranda rights while you were being subjected to custodial interrogation.
- Evidence was improperly collected, stored or tested.
- Expected witness testimony is unfairly prejudicial.
There are many other circumstances that may warrant evidence suppression, so make sure you scrutinize every detail of your case to identify areas of the prosecution’s case that may be susceptible to attack.
To build the most effective criminal defense possible, you have to know the law and how to apply it to your set of circumstances. If you’d like to learn more about how to successfully do that, then please continue to read our website so that you’re better positioned to make the criminal defense decisions that are right for you.