Whether you are charged with a lesser misdemeanor or a first-degree felony, prioritize your defense. By calling us immediately after an arrest, we can ensure law enforcement respects your rights and does not hold you unnecessarily. We can also quickly answer your immediate questions, like why you were arrested and what comes next.

While you will be arraigned quickly, your actual trial may not start for months. As we prepare for trial, we can review physical evidence, witness statements, video footage, digital evidence, and other proof. We may motion to suppress some of the prosecution’s evidence, which may compromise their case against you. If that happens, the prosecution may have to drop the charges or might not have enough evidence to get a conviction.

For a free case review, call the criminal defense lawyers of the Liberty Law Team at (215) 826-3314 today.

What Criminal Charges Can I Fight in Horsham?

We can help you fight a range of criminal charges in Horsham, from misdemeanors to federal offenses. Any conviction can have consequences, which we will work to avoid on your behalf. To best fight criminal charges, contact us right after an arrest. If the police ask you to come in for informal questioning, you should call our lawyers so we are present.

Common charges in Horsham include those for driving under the influence, robbery, theft, weapons offenses, assault, and drug crimes. Our criminal defense lawyers also help defendants fight serious violent charges of criminal homicide, manslaughter, or murder.

Do not let prosecutors or police officers coerce you into accepting a bad plea or confessing to a crime you did not commit. Let us determine how best to fight the criminal charges against you and explain what they mean. While being arrested for any reason is serious, we can gauge how much evidence law enforcement has and whether or not official charges will be filed.

How Soon Will My Criminal Trial Happen in Horsham?

Some criminal trials start and end much sooner than others. Pennsylvania generally requires trials to begin within 365 days of the charges being filed. If you are incarcerated while you await trial, the timeline shortens to six months.

Pre-trial motions to suppress evidence from being introduced, plea deal negotiations, and the court’s caseload might affect how long you must wait for your trial to happen. If we negotiate a plea agreement, you will not have to go through a trial.

Once the trial starts, it may end in a matter of days or weeks. Before that can happen, your case must reach the court docket, we must select a jury, and exchange and request evidence during the discovery phase.

You should await your trial from home, not a jail cell, so we will argue for appropriate bail when you are arraigned. We can facilitate your loved ones posting bail and explain the process so do can participate in your defense in a comfortable, safe environment.

What Evidence Helps My Criminal Defense in Horsham?

Prosecuting violent or sexual offenses without physical evidence is challenging, as is prosecuting white-collar crimes without financial records. In addition to including evidence in your defense, we may suppress evidence from the prosecution, also helping clear your name.

Physical Evidence

When tested, physical evidence may provide an alternative suspect or confirm you were not present at the scene. We can have physical evidence tested by our own experts, and the prosecution will do the same.

We can file motions to suppress any physical evidence with a chain of custody issue, or that has otherwise been tainted.

Video Evidence

Security cameras, doorbell cams, and other devices are constantly recording and may film part of the alleged offense in question. Unclear video footage leaves room for reasonable doubt, which helps your case. If grainy footage makes it impossible to identify the offender or clear footage shows the offender is a completely different height, build, or race, that benefits you.

Digital Evidence

We can review social media posts and interactions, financial records, computers, cell phones, and more for useful digital evidence. Texts, phone calls, and emails between an alleged offender and victim may paint a much different story than the prosecution argues.

Let us review any correspondence between a defendant and an alleged victim. Especially in domestic violence cases, texts and other interactions may provide more context and stop charges from being filed in the first place.

Witness Testimony

We may have many witnesses testify in your defense. You are also a witness, and whether or not you testify depends on if it will help your case. Testifying gives the prosecution a chance to ask you questions, and that is sometimes too risky.

Witnesses with knowledge about the alleged offense, your character, or who can provide other useful information may also testify.

We can cross-examine all the prosecution’s witnesses, too, including any experts they involve.

Can the Prosecutor Drop the Charges Against You in Horsham?

Prosecutors may drop charges when they file them prematurely or do not have enough evidence to get a conviction. Being arrested or charged does not guarantee that the charges will stick, so contact our lawyers about your case.

If we successfully suppress certain physical evidence, witness testimony, or other proof in the prosecution’s case, they may have to drop the charges. When cases rely heavily on an alleged victim’s testimony but they will not testify, or they recant, the prosecution may drop the charges.

Other times, a plea deal mitigates the consequence of a more serious crime. If we negotiate a fair plea with the prosecution, your case will not go to trial. Instead, you will enter the plea, the judge will accept it, and the agreed-upon sentence should be enforced.

Call Our Horsham Defense Attorneys for Help Now

For a free case assessment, call the criminal defense lawyers of the Liberty Law Team at (215) 826-3314.