San Fernando Valley Criminal Attorney
Jury Trial Criminal Lawyer in Van Nuys
According to California law, you are entitled to a jury trial If you are being charged with a misdemeanor or a felony. Our San Fernando Lawyers have engaged in numerous jury trials and have seen great results. We fight aggressively and when we engage in jury trials our goal is to win!
When you enter a "not guilty" plea, you will have to go through some pretrial proceedings to try and resolve the case, and if the case does not get resolved, then the case proceeds to trial.
The jury consists of 12 members that represent a fair cross section of the community and all 12 must come to a unanimous decision in determining your guilt. As your Jury Trial Attorney we step up and aggressively argue the facts on your behalf. our main objective is to ultimately get you the best results possible. .
The jury tiral process consists of the: jury selection; opening statements by the attorneys; evidence (direct and cross examination of witnesses for prosecution and for defense); closing arguments by the attorneys; jury deliberations; the verdict; and finally the sentencing.
We will make strong opening and closing statements and build a strong case through the evidence we gather and witnesses we question leaving a doubt in the minds of the jurors as to your guilt demonstrating that the prosecution has not proved its case against you beyond a reasonable doubt.
With our combined 75 years of experience, we have successfully defended clients in front of juries for crimes such as DUI, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, sex crimes, theft crimes, and a lot more.
If you are facing a pending criminal charge, get in touch with the Hedding Law Firmand we will take it from there.