Criminal Lawyer Miami, Florida

Criminal lawyers specialize in defending individuals and companies charged with criminal conduct. They also deal with the issues surrounding apprehension, searches of client or property, and arrest of his or her client. Criminal attorneys also deal with the substantive issues of the crimes his or her clinets are charged with. They are entitled to the presumption that their client is innocent until proven guilty, and their clients are tried in a jury of 12 people. The juries must be unanimous in its verdict to either convict or acquit the defendent. (Acquitting is a verdict of not guilty, or ending the proceeding with prejudice without a verdict of guilty being entered against the accused party.)

Crimes include both felonies (more serious offenses, ie: murder or rape) and misdemeanors (less serious, ie: jaywalking or petty theft). The latter is generally punishable by less than a year while felonies generally are imprisonment of a year or more.