Fairfield, CA Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Your son is always entitled to have an attorney represent him in any proceeding. No one else can speak or act for him, including parents. If this is in court, you could go sit in the audience and observe. Notes would not be admissible. If he or you is serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

No, he could simply plead guilty and go to prison. When arrested or charged with any crime, the proper questions are, can any evidence obtained in a search or confession be used against you, and can you be convicted, and what can you do? No amount of free 'tips and hints' from here or anywhere else are going to effectively help you in your defense, other than the advice to exercise the 5th Amendment right to not talk to anyone except an attorney about the case. That includes on this or any other web site or public forum. If charged, raise all possible defenses with whatever admissible and credible witnesses, evidence and facts are available for legal arguments, for evidence suppression or other motions, or at trial. Hire an attorney, unless you know how to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor intending to convict. He will try to get a dismissal, diversion, reduction or other decent outcome through plea bargain, or take it to trial if appropriate. If serious about hiring counsel to help you in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. Ill be happy to help use whatever defenses there may be.