Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

my husband has been charged with assult with a deadly weapon 3 domestic battery charges a a death threat charge. is it likely he is going to jail?


Asked on 1/24/18, 10:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Likely? Of course.

Guaranteed? No.

If convicted of any one of those felonies, prison time is likely.

If convicted of all of those felonies, years of prison time is almost certainly assured.

The job of his attorney is to prevent him from being convicted at trial, usually by trying to negotiate a plea bargain to get some of those charges 'dropped' and get the total penalties reduced.

If the defendant claims 'innocence' of all charges, then the attorney's job is to show that. The evidence available to the prosecutor and the defense attorney ultimately determines the outcome in all those situations.

If he is serious about hiring experienced criminal defense counsel for this, feel free to contact me for help.

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Answered on 1/25/18, 8:10 am


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