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: Kentucky DUI Defense Lawyer

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By Stephen J. Isaacs, Esq.

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As a Kentucky criminal defense lawyer, I am occasionally asked how I can represent a defendant who must be guilty because they were arrested by the police. I note that to be an effective criminal defense lawyer I take the viewpoints that my client is innocent, that the police make errors, that the police have a tendency of overcharging the defendant, that evidence may be wrong, that witnesses err in their recall or that they may provide untrustworthy testimony, and more. This response occasionally leads to the next question, how can I represent someone who I must know is guilty? Well, I usually state that I don?t know that my client is guilty. I go on to explain that as part of my defense strategy, as a rule, I avoid asking my client questions which elicit answers wherein they state they are guilty of the crime(s) charged: all I want to know are the facts and the evidence which the officers and the prosecutors collected from my client so I can plan a suitable and aggressive defense...continue to full post

Full post as published by Kentucky DUI Defense Lawyer on May 19, 2010 (boomark / email).