How could an attorney advise a client to plead guilty when the case could be dismissed and/or won at trial?
I vividly
recall appearing in Municipal Court recently defending my client. I noticed a colleague and started conversing
as we waited in line to speak with the prosecutor. This attorney hung their head low and stated
that there was a reason for law enforcement to stop his/her client’s vehicle,
so his/her recommendation was that his/her client plead guilty. Wow!
Remember, every one who pleads guilty is guilty! I asked the prosecutor to set my case for
trial. Did you know that a recent New
Jersey Supreme Court case mandated that the prosecutor introduce, among other
things, twenty documents before a breathalyzer result can be admitted into
evidence? This is one area where
attorneys can drive a client off of the road into an unnecessary guilty plea;
my colleague did not even know this, but, was defending someone unarmed with
this knowledge.
If you are
interested in fighting a DWI charge, or know someone who needs their license to
work and pay bills, contact me today.
