West Virginia Sex Crime Defense - Campus Lawyer

 

"Glass Defense Firm, the CLEAR Choice for Criminal Defense in West Virginia."

Sex Crime defense Lawyer

Statutory Rape and Sex Crimes Defense Attorney

Our criminal defense lawyers represent clients charged with sex ranging from rape or sexual battery to lewd and lascivious conduct or online solicitation of a minor. For a free initial consultation with an experienced criminal defense lawyer, contact our office by filling out our contact form or calling 1-800-755-8998 for a confidential consultation.

We'll carefully examine the charges and evidence against you and prepare an aggressive attack on the prosecution's case. When necessary, we can perform an independent investigation or engage forensic experts to challenge either the physical evidence or the psychological condition of the alleged witness - whatever makes best strategic sense under the facts of your particular case.

With over 30 years of criminal trial experience, our attorneys can represent you on such charges as:

• Rape, sexual battery, or capital sexual battery cases where the victim is under 12 years of age
• Date rape, acquaintance rape, spousal rape, and other sex offenses where a consent defense appears likely
• Child sex abuse and molestation charges
• Statutory rape, or consensual sex with a person between 16 and 18 years old

We also represent persons in civil forfeiture proceedings related to solicitation of prostitution, child pornography on home or office computers, or Internet solicitation of a minor.
Often, individuals who have been prosecuted for sex crimes in the past are required to register in the communities in which they live or move to. A common sex crime defense situation we handle involves persons charged with failure to register as sex offenders, or who are accused otherwise of sex offender registry violations.

Contact Campus Lawyer

Campus Lawyer offers legal representation to those individuals who have been charged with most any type of criminal offense. From Traffic Tickets to DUI Charges and from Drug Trafficking to Murder Charges, our national team of experienced attorneys is ready to deliver and mount a winning defense that will bring you the most favorable results in your case. When your freedom, your rights, and your life may be at stake, there is no room for mistakes or second guessing. You need the most experienced criminal attorneys in the industry.

Campus Lawyer has researched and selected only the top rated law firms for our service. These firms have defended some of the most difficult and most challenging cases in the country and have delivered winning results day after day.

Campus Lawyer has thousands of attorneys ready to help you in every city, state and near every college campus in the country. We urge you not to delay your call and to speak to one of our Campus Lawyers as soon as possible. We can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1.800.755.8998. You can also submit an online contact form to present your questions to a criminal defense lawyer, near you who will assist you in all your legal needs. All initial consultations are Free of Charge and affordable payment plans are available on a case by case basis.

Glass Defense Team - DUI Lawyers

Top 10 DUI Do's & Don'ts

1. Do - Be polite.
Remember, you are on camera from the moment you see the lights of the patrol car. Every word you utter and action you take is recorded, and will be fodder for the prosecuting attorney. Many of the officers are NOT patient, and NOT sensitive to the situation. Make sure any jury that ultimately sees your video identifies with you and not the officer. I can assure you that most jurors have not cussed at, belittled or minimized police officers. First and foremost, make sure you pass the attitude test.

2. Don’t – Ask to be allowed to go home.
“But, I live just right over there. Can I just get a cab?” The answer will always be no. The officer will never get in trouble for arresting you, but absolutely will if he or she lets you go and disaster happens. On top of that, you have to remember that as soon as the officer saw you operating your car in a public place, the offense was committed. They are not making the arrest to prevent a future crime, they are arresting you because they believe the crime already occurred. We have represented clients that were stopped as they were parking their car in a parking space in their own apartment complex. As hard as it may be, resist the urge to ask, because it is not happening.

3. Do – retain all of your rights.
Your rights are valuable, and they are YOURS. When is the last time you were stopped for speeding, but pulled out of the car and interrogated about where you have been, where you are going, what you have had to eat, what you have had to drink, etc., etc? If you hear these questions, it is because you are under suspicion of DUI Like all instances in which you are under suspicion of criminal activity, you have the right to remain silent. You have the right not to incriminate yourself. If you want the questioning to stop, ask the officer if you are free to leave, and if you are not, stop answering their questions.

4. Don’t – Do field sobriety tests.
Imagine you are in school, and given the opportunity to take a test. The outcome of this test may very well derail your future plans. You then find out that there is no way to pass the test, and there are no correct answers. Now also imagine that if the teacher is giving you this test, his or her training suggests your have most likely already failed. Would you take it? If you have gotten to the point of performing field sobriety tests, more likely than not, you are already going to jail. Do not help them by providing evidence. Do not believe it when the officer says that he “just wants to make sure you are ok to drive.”

5. Do – Request a hearing to save your license.
Many states will initiate a separate legal proceeding in an attempt to suspend your license for failing to provide a breath sample or for providing a sample over the legal limit. Suspension of your license is not automatic, and you have the right to a hearing to contest it. Some lawyers may try to suggest that this is not an important aspect of your defense. Some lawyers will waive this hearing. Bad idea. The hearing gives you an opportunity to get copies of the evidence from the State, much of which is the same evidence that will be admissible against you in the DUI prosecution. Also, the officer must make himself available to your lawyer for cross examination, and his testimony is recorded. We have had numerous instances where different copies of police reports materialized, or officers offered testimony contrary to their report. All of this can be used to impeach the officer at trial.

6. Don’t – Fall asleep in the patrol car.
Nothing says drunk like falling asleep on the way to jail. You have be very drunk or very unaffected by being in the back of a police cruiser if you can fall asleep. Neither bodes well for your case. Wake up, man!

7. Do – Take down all your Facebook party pics.
Facebook is not just for you and your friends anymore. Prosecutors and judges have profiles, too. I know that spring break trip was epic, but pictures of you taking shots may very well mean the difference between getting your DUI dismissed or not. While the case is pending, you are being scrutinized. Make sure you give them nothing to hold against you.

8. Don’t - Blow!
This appears to be one of the most widely held correct beliefs about DUI. Nevertheless, we have clients that come in, even with a second or subsequent DUI, and they have provided a sample. There simply is no logical reason to do it. The only way you avoid a license suspension is by providing a breath or blood sample below the legal limit, but even then you are not going to be allowed to go home. By the time you provide your breath sample, you have already been arrested, and nothing will change that. Additionally, the State will likely still prosecute that case with a sample below the legal limit.

9. Do – Be an active participant in your defense.
Make sure you take the time to help prepare your defense. Did you really only have 2 drinks that night? If so, then bring your lawyer your credit card receipts. Bring your buddies from that evening in to be witnesses. Make yourself aware of the State’s evidence, and help your lawyer to identify strengths and weaknesses in the case.

10. Don’t – Go through the process uninformed.
The consequences of a DUI are so extensive, you just simply cannot work your way through the process blindly. For example, are you a pilot? Do you know the consequences of a DUI conviction or license suspension on your pilot's license? Are you aware of surcharges? What if you are a teacher, lawyer, or doctor? The point is that the consequences of a DUI are far reaching. What you need is the ability to explore all of these potential consequences with your lawyer. The last thing you want is to believe you have put the process behind you only to have it haunt you in the future.

Have Questions? Call Campus Lawyer today at 1-800-755-8998 for a free consultation! www.campuslawyer.com