Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Attorney Explains Successful Pre-Trial Motions
Pre-trial Motions are the tools that Pennsylvania Criminal Defense, P.C. uses to strip away the prosecution’s case, limit introduction of harmful evidence, or exclude damaging witnesses from testifying against you. They present to the prosecutor the strength and the aggressiveness of your defense.
The firm’s lawyers use these motions to prevent a prosecutor from entering irrelevant facts into evidence, thereby stopping a prosecutor from creating an air of suspicion. Many times, a potential prosecution witness would like to make statements about something that you did in the past. This could make the jury more likely believe you committed the crime you are charged with committing. Pennsylvania Criminal Defense, P.C. knows that the admission of this kind of evidence is inappropriate and will object its admission so that the judge will not allow the witness to make such a statement.
Successful motions also require an understanding of each particular judge. Each judge in your county knows the law, but each has their own understanding of what constitutes a violation of the rules of evidence. By tailoring our arguments to the uniqueness of each judge, we can have the judge pay close attention to our argument on your behalf. This increases the likelihood of winning a particular motion. Because we have had many appearances before the same judges with the same issues of law, we have a fundamental understanding of what is necessary to win a pre-trial motion.
