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California Criminal Defense Attorneys Dismantle Prosecution's Case

By Walin & Klarich

Don't accept the police narrative Recently, one of my clients was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in California. According to the police report, my client stabbed the alleged victim for without provocation and was the apparent aggressor in the case. A few hours after the incident, the alleged victim was in the hospital treating a stab wound to the torso. Cleary, he could have played no role in the incident that landed him in the hospital. As far as the police were concerned, it was an open and shut case. Except there was on problem: The story made absolutely no sense. The first striking issue was the fact that my client weighed 120 pounds soaking wet. In contrast, the alleged victim weighed about 200 pounds.

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 27, 2008 (boomark / email).