These are the current blogs of the Trial Dog.
Don’t Forget the Motion for New Trial: a Short Primer on Its Use in Criminal Court
There can be no strategic reason for not making the proper objections and preserving the record if the goal is to provide “effective assistance” as intended under the Sixth Amendment. Thus, there can be no strategic reason for not filing a motion for new trial when the client was convicted at trial.
Get Your Stuff Back
Don’t let the government keep your stuff! Get your car, cash, or phone back. The only catch is that the car, cash, or phone cannot be evidence against you in a criminal prosecution.
Value Costs
The “really good criminal defense attorneys” knows their worth. They will charge you a reasonable price in terms of the necessary experience, skill level involved, the time involved, and other pertinent factors like forum or travel. The price may astound you. The price may shock you. But if you understand what I am saying, then you get it.