Criminal Defense Strategies

An experienced attorney based in California, Clifford Bernard Malone Jr holds a JD and a BA. Retired, he had served as a lawyer at his own private law offices in Walnut Creek. Clifford Bernard Malone Jr specialized in a wide range of law practices such as wills, trusts, real estate, construction, and criminal defense.

For a person to be declared guilty in the United States, the jury must find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In this way, one of the most simple defense strategies a lawyer can employ is to create reasonable doubt. This means that they can challenge and counter the argument of the prosecution. Lawyers can do that by questioning the credibility of the witnesses brought to the stand by the prosecution. The goal is to demonstrate bias and question the plausibility of the prosecution’s argument.

Alibi evidence defense can also be used in criminal charges. A person cannot be declared guilty if they can demonstrate that when the crime was committed, they were in fact somewhere else. This defense can be used when the person accused of a crime wants to deny all charges and declare themselves innocent.