If you are facing criminal charges of animal abuse or neglect, you may still be able to fight the charges or get a lesser sentence with the help of a criminal defense attorney. Some states have pretty steep punishments for those found guilty of general animal abuse, while other states have lesser fines for first offenses. In many cases your lawyer can help you fight the charges if any of the following apply.
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Are You Being Accused Of Sexual Harassment? Get A Lawyer
If you have gotten into trouble at work because someone is trying to say that you sexually harassed them in some way, you want to contact a criminal attorney and get representation right away. You will want to make sure that you have someone to represent you if your employer tries to fire you, or if this person wants to press charges against you.
There are a lot of different things that are considered harassment and you may not even know what incident the claimed victim is even talking about.
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4 Things You Can't Expect From Your Defense Attorney
You should expect your defense attorney to work hard on your behalf to defend you and to help you be treated fairly by the criminal justice system. But there are four things that you can't reasonably expect them to do or to do.
1. They can't keep incriminating evidence safe for you.
If you committed a crime using a weapon, you can't turn it over to your lawyer and expect this to be kept out of trial or out of the prosecution's hands under client-attorney privilege.
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How To Seal Or Remove A Drug Charge
When you are applying for a job, you may be asked to fill out a form to give permission for your employer to perform a criminal background check. The employer discovers that you have a prior drug charge on your record and declines to hire you. Fortunately, there are ways you can handle this situation in the future to reduce the odds that your employer will refuse to hire you.
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