Your Best Defense Team
When you face allegations of sex assault, you want an experienced defense attorney that has also seen the prosecution side of the table. Our attorneys served as elite federal senior sex crime prosecutors. Here are just a few of the benefits of having a former prosecutor on your side:
They See Both Sides of the Case
A defense counsel who has experience as a prosecutor has a unique perspective on a case. A prosecutor is trained to review the facts of the case, make the decisions to prosecute, and the bring the case to a jury with the intent on winning a “guilty” verdict. Defense counsel with past experience prosecuting cases share that training and have an insight into their perspective — resulting in obvios strategic advantage. Former prosecutors understand how current prosecutors collect evidence and build their cases. They know all the prosecutor’s best arguments, because they’ve given the same arguments themselves. And they are able to identify and exploit the prosecutor’s weaknesses in order to achieve a just result for their clients.
Certainly, any half-decent attorney can train themselves to critically analyze the facts of a case. But spending years as senior federal prosecutors gives a defense counsel the unique ability to use their experience to a client’s advantage – to capitalize on years of training to dominate the prosecution.
They Know the Tricks
Prosecutors that take a case to trial are trying to win. There are certain strategies prosecutors use to increase their chances.
As an example, take the case of a sexual assault accuser who alleges sexual assault but later acts in unexplained ways. Perhaps that “victim” is texting the person he or she accused of sexual assault, or even stays in a relationship with that person. Prosecutors will often hire experts in psychology to explain these behaviors. They call them “counterintuitive behaviors,” and the expert explains that someone may act that way even after being sexually assaulted.
But there are flaws in that science – flaws that a defense counsel who has spent time as a prosecutor is able to identify and take advantage of.
Our attorneys have attended the nations largest prosecution conferences. They spend countless hours learning the strategies necessary to win a conviction. You want a defense counsel that’s been through that training and knows how to capitalize on it.
They Understand the Public Pressure
Obviously, all prosecutors have an important job to prosecute real criminals. We all want to live in a society that handles criminal allegations fairly and effectively. Sometimes the public and media overtake the justice a case demands, and in so doing, builds tremendous pressure on the prosecutor’s office. It may also be that an over zealous prosecutor takes a mere allegation and decides to rile the community with unnecessary publicity.
There are many preliminary steps before a sex crime case gets in front of a jury. The relationship your attorney has with the opposing prosecutors can pave the path of your case more than any other factor. From the discussion of deals, to the provision of discovery, to the handling of media, and so much more, your attorney will be forced to have that relationship.
When it’s necessary we have accused prosecutors of terrible acts of prosecutorial misconduct, and won motions to dismiss with prejudice as a result — meaning our keen eye on the actions of prosecutors led to our clients’ being exonerated without even going to trial.
From beginning to end, you want defense attorneys that know how to handle the delicate relationship they must have with prosecutors. Your life could depend on it.
(Some) Have Extensive Courtroom Experience
Only a small percentage of attorneys have ever acted as lead counsel on a jury trial. Only a teeny-tiny percentage have over 100 sex crime jury verdicts. Our attorneys have experience virtually no other firm has.
A former prosecutor turned defense counsel has both the experience of a seasoned trial lawyer and the “know how” of a capable defense attorney. A former prosecutor is better prepared to protect your rights and secure your future if your case goes to trial.
And if one former prosecutor can make such a big difference, imagine a close-knit team of three highly experienced former prosecutors fighting for you. The team at Golden Law needs to be on your side.
