Articles

The Different Roles and Responsibilities That A Drug Defense Lawyer Should Have

by Eva Braughly Freelance Writer/Blogger

bigstock-Law--115474895.jpg


A drug defense lawyer is required if an individual or defendant is handling a prosecution on a criminal case. They're responsible for protecting their clients. When a certain individual is summoned by the court, there is a high risk of getting a negative judgment towards them, it is the attorney’s job to represent the client in court.


Defense attorneys also develop relationships with their clients as they provide them with advice about the case they're facing. They assist them in understanding other legal options and represent them for his or her legal needs in court.


What skills should an attorney have?


There are some skills that defense lawyers need so as for them to effectively defend their clients. These skills include:

  • They should have the ability to work by themselves or with a team of lawyers to develop different case strategies.

  • They should have excellent verbal and communication skills as well as written skills.

  • They should have great speaking skills and research skills.

  • They should be able to adapt to certain cases and even be able to consider small details of the case.

  • Lastly, they need to have excellent problem-solving skills and decision-making skills.



What are the different roles and responsibilities of a defense lawyer?


These are some of the lists of the roles and responsibilities of a defense attorney:


  • They interpret the laws for their clients to help them know the different legal options that they can use.

  • The defense lawyer is the one who prepares and drafts the legal documents. It also includes preparing legal briefs and appeals. The brief argues why one party should be the one to prevail therein a specific case.

  • It is the role of the defense lawyer to resolve the cases as fast and favorably as possible.

  • It is their responsibility to conduct a variety of research regarding the case at hand.

  • They need to also analyze the case for them to figure out a possible outcome while thinking of an efficient strategy to be able to defend their clients in court.

  • It is also their responsibility to look for evidence regarding the case to present it to the judge and the jury inside the court.

  • The defense lawyers are those that represent their clients not just in court, but also within the various hearings also in arraignments.

  • They are also the ones who negotiate the punishments, the plea deals, and therefore the possible settlements.


Creation of Defense Strategy


Most defense strategies happen when the defense lawyer and the client present a story to the judge that mostly supports the evidence. The goal of the lawyer is to help the defendant get a light sentence as possible. Presenting this type of story to the judge will help the defense lawyer to concoct a plea bargain, the defendant being convicted on a lesser charge, or getting a “not guilty” sentence from the judge.


In terms of creating a story, the defense lawyer and the client should work together. It should even have the ability to understand the sympathy of the jury and therefore the judge. If possible, including a story that the defendant tried to quit the crime before it had been committed.

The defense attorney can then use the facts and the evidence related to the case and come up with two different scenarios. It's up to the defendant and therefore the lawyer to figure with the only possible scenario for the defendant’s case.


These are some of the characteristics that a defense lawyer should have:

  • The drug defense lawyer should prove and explain why the scenarios that happened within the defendant’s story were a specific event.

  • It should be supported by a truthful foundation that was taken from the evidence including the facts that were presented within the case.

Coming up with a sort of defense strategy isn't as simple as telling the whole truth where it shows that the defendant is innocent or has the legal violations being lessened. It also involves considering the credibility of the witnesses and the evidence. The drug defense lawyer should also determine the interaction between the police and therefore the defendant during the arrest. All of this might be taken into consideration while making the “theory of the case” which can support the defendant’s story including the evidence and therefore the facts found while researching the case.










Sponsor Ads


About Eva Braughly Innovator   Freelance Writer/Blogger

34 connections, 1 recommendations, 99 honor points.
Joined APSense since, February 26th, 2020, From Austin, United States.

Created on Sep 18th 2020 09:47. Viewed 328 times.

Comments

No comment, be the first to comment.
Please sign in before you comment.