What exactly is a criminal lawyer?
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Two uses of the phrase. The obvious "lawyer who IS a criminal" is the least common, but the most well known. You don't want to be that.
The more common is actually "criminal defense lawyer", meaning someone who does criminal defense work. In any prosecution in the US, and most other countries with a criminal justice system, there are two lawyers -- the prosecutor, who tries to prove the defendant is guilty, and the defense attorney who represents the defendant.
The goal of a criminal defense attorney, like all attorneys, is to get the best possible outcome for their client. This could include plea bargaining for better sentences or better facilities, getting medical or psychiatric treatment instead of or in addition to prison, or getting the client acquitted on the charges if possible.
In the dictionary there is a decsciption for criminal lawyer. I has a picture of my ex-wife's atty next to it.
criminal attys handle all types of criminal cases ranging from low level misdemeanors to murder rape kidnapping etc. to become a criminal atty youd have to graduate from college get into law school graduate pass the bar AND begin the long process of learning your craft ie the criminal law. plan on spending 5-10 years min as an apprentice before you should take responsibility for someones life and or freedom
uh, a lawyer for criminals
duh
Well, most lawyers are criminals.
Bwaahahahahaha!
I crack myself up.
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