Why A Cheap Plea Deal May Be The Most Expensive Criminal Defense

Many people faced with their first criminal arrest are tempted to minimize their criminal defense costs. Sometimes this approach is to minimize the attorney fees by accepting a plea deal offered by the prosecutor. But this may turn out to be the most expensive course of action. I am a Hamilton County criminal defense attorney, but I have appeared in court in almost half of Indiana counties and have seen the range of approaches different prosecutors and Judges take toward different criminal cases.

It is natural to want to end litigation especially when you are the defendant in a criminal case. Criminal cases are stressful, embarrassing, and on a certain period in addition, defendants who must make the decision as to whether they are the state can prove that they committed a crime and what punishment should be inflicted. Many times people are focused on relieving this uncertainty by the sighting what their punishment will be rather than face the uncertainty of what a judge forgery will impose on them.

Plea deals are a necessary component of the criminal justice system. This blog post is not to say that plea deals by themselves are good or bad. However, a person who is confronted with a plea deal must evaluate the long term consequences of what they are pleading to.

Pleading to a traffic related offense can have severe financial consequences on your insurance rates. Leading to a felony can have severe consequences on future employment. Pleading guilty to certain crimes can have severe consequences on future child custody or parenting time modification request.

When charged with a crime and consulting with an attorney, the first evaluation of the defense strategy between you and your criminal defense attorney should be whether the charge can be dismissed or reduced based on the evidence supporting the charging information.

If you are charged with a crime, you can arrange a strategic review of your situation by using our Contact page. I am more than willing to represent you in your criminal case to achieve the best possible outcome for your situation by efficient and effective strategy focused on your goals in the criminal matter.