My Hometown Lawyers | Spotlighting Defense Lawyers in Dallas, TX 75220
Rand, Meggs and Associates, LLC | Serving 75220
Our attorneys specialize in helping with DUI cases, plus criminal defense and family law cases. Visit our location below for more info:
Our office contact info and mailing address: 3890 W Northwest Hwy #150, Dallas, TX 75220 |
This business card was created by the team at My Hometown Lawyers. We spotlight one local defense lawyer per zip code and only top candidates are selected for this specific title. Preston Hollow (the epicenter of the 75220 zip code) is home to the finest real estate in Dallas and countless multi-million dollar homes, as well as high-end office buildings and retail space.
Our selected local defense attorney explains the concept of "nolo contendre":
Nolo contendre is complicated. It means that you are neither admitting nor denying the charges, but have decided not to contest the government's case against you. There will be no trial - a judge will impose the sentence. The main difference between this and a guilty plea is that you're not admitting guilt. The end result is often the same, however, so if nolo is permitted in your state, you will need to discuss with your lawyer the implications of pleading it.
Also, don't forget the importance of search procedures! There are many procedures that must be followed for a police search to be legal. If the proper procedures are followed and the police find damaging evidence during the search, whatever they find may be considered admissible during your case.
If the police don't follow proper procedures, your lawyer may be able to convince the court that even if there is evidence that would be harmful to your case, it must be suppressed, which means that it can't be introduced against you at your trial.
Some common defense legal terms and how they work:
These defenses play out different, depending on how the offense involves specific intent to commit a crime. Information that shows you didn't intend to commit a crime may be helpful to your defense. This odes not mean that ignorance of the law is a defense.
Entrapment: If you can prove you were set up or coerced by the police to commit a crime that you wouldn't normally have committed, you may have a successful entrapment argument. This is common in internet crimes and solicitation cases.
Alibi: An alibi is used to show that you couldn't have committed the crime because at the time it happened, you were clearly somewhere else.
Insanity: This is obviously an unusual defense. When successful, you are conceding that you committed the crime under an altered mental state and shouldn't be held responsible. Yes, really.
Consent of Victim: The defense argues that the act was not a crime because the victim consented at the time. This is often a rape defense in sexual assault cases.
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Our selected local defense attorney explains the concept of "nolo contendre":
Nolo contendre is complicated. It means that you are neither admitting nor denying the charges, but have decided not to contest the government's case against you. There will be no trial - a judge will impose the sentence. The main difference between this and a guilty plea is that you're not admitting guilt. The end result is often the same, however, so if nolo is permitted in your state, you will need to discuss with your lawyer the implications of pleading it.
Also, don't forget the importance of search procedures! There are many procedures that must be followed for a police search to be legal. If the proper procedures are followed and the police find damaging evidence during the search, whatever they find may be considered admissible during your case.
If the police don't follow proper procedures, your lawyer may be able to convince the court that even if there is evidence that would be harmful to your case, it must be suppressed, which means that it can't be introduced against you at your trial.
Some common defense legal terms and how they work:
These defenses play out different, depending on how the offense involves specific intent to commit a crime. Information that shows you didn't intend to commit a crime may be helpful to your defense. This odes not mean that ignorance of the law is a defense.
Entrapment: If you can prove you were set up or coerced by the police to commit a crime that you wouldn't normally have committed, you may have a successful entrapment argument. This is common in internet crimes and solicitation cases.
Alibi: An alibi is used to show that you couldn't have committed the crime because at the time it happened, you were clearly somewhere else.
Insanity: This is obviously an unusual defense. When successful, you are conceding that you committed the crime under an altered mental state and shouldn't be held responsible. Yes, really.
Consent of Victim: The defense argues that the act was not a crime because the victim consented at the time. This is often a rape defense in sexual assault cases.
Learn more: What happens when you are actually arrested and booked? | Buying a Franchise | True Legal Stories | More Select Legal Terms
