When clients come to me after having been charged with the serious crime of attempted murder, I know immediately, without having heard the specific circumstances of the case, that my skills as a criminal trial lawyer will have a huge impact upon my client's future.
An attempted murder conviction is based primarily upon the prosecution's ability to prove to a judge or a jury that the person charged actually intended to kill another human person. In other words, to make an attempted murder charge stick, the prosecutor has the burden of proof to convince the judge or a jury that the intention to murder was present. That's the law and attempted murder cases are more about the power of persuasion than the law. The law basically places the case in the hands of the two lawyers-the prosecutor and the defense attorney. As a criminal defense attorney, I have to place that intent in doubt so that my client will not be convicted of the serious charge of attempted murder.
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