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The Arrest
We can assist you from the moment of the arrest, or if you fear you may soon be arrested and/or charged, even before this occurs. Leah Legal can provide you with critical and timely advice on each next step at this critical juncture and help you begin preparing your defense as early as possible. Under…
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The Complaint
Normally, the DA will trust the police report and file the charges it supports. At this point he or she will make a formal “complaint” detailing the charge against you. In some cases, the DA may decide to drop the charges if the evidence seems too weak, or will even agree to a plea bargain…
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The Criminal Arraignment
We can begin building you a solid case long before your arraignment (initial court date), but the arraignment is clearly a critical moment in the overall legal process. Here, you will be formally read the charge against you by the presiding judge. At this point, you will have to enter a plea of “guilty,” “no…
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The Criminal Preliminary Hearing
If no plea deal takes place at the arraignment, and you plead “not guilty,” then your case moves toward trial. But first, your defense attorney will have another chance to fight for you at your preliminary hearing. Here, the defense finally gets access to the police report and all other evidence given already to the…
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The Criminial Trial
At Leah Legal, we have extensive experience in presenting convincing arguments in court, in finding evidence and witnesses in your favor, in calling our own “expert” witnesses to counter those brought in by the prosecution, and in exposing the weaknesses in the case brought against you. Most cases don’t even go to trial, but because…