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Criminal Trial Attorneys – How They Can Help You

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:

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.

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.

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.