Criminal Appeals
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Attorney Rhett Spano also has significant experience in Criminal Appeals. For those unfortunate people who may have lost their case at trial, all hope is not lost.
However, it is vital that you hire an experienced and aggressive Criminal Defense Attorney to prepare your criminal appeal.
Trials are complex and there are generally multiple errors committed by the judge. For example, the judge may disallow a legal challenge to the defense attorney’s request to dismiss a juror during jury selection or admit or fail to admit critical evidence at trial. Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Attorney Rhett Spano excels at finding these errors and arguing for reversal of your conviction before the Louisiana Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. The ultimate goal is to win you a new trial.
Even if you pled guilty and did not get convicted at trial there may be grounds to have your conviction overturned on Post-Conviction Relief grounds. Examples would include: your guilty plea was not voluntarily given, the judge failed to give appropriate warnings, regarding immigration consequences, or the judge failed to advise you of the rights you were giving up in exchange for a guilty plea. Often times, a defendant’s sentence is not what he was told he would be receiving.
Post-Conviction Relief
It is a fact of life that some people have the misfortune of being convicted and losing their criminal appeal. For these individuals Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Attorney Rhett Spano excels in Post-Conviction Relief. If the criminal defense attorney you hired to represent you at trial was “ineffective”, i.e., failed to defend you within the standards under Louisiana law, the judge has the discretion to vacate your judgment and sentence. Examples of ineffective assistance of counsel include: failing to call essential witnesses, failing to properly cross-examine witnesses and failing to make significant objections.
If you would like to discuss Post-Conviction Relief issues, Call Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Attorney Rhett Spano to schedule a free and confidential consultation.