Good Law?

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:09pm

Doug Weathers asks criminal defense lawyers, “Would you rather have Good Facts or Good Law?

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Every time I am preparing for a trial I deal with the question of do I have good facts or good law.

Rarely do you have both because those cases are usually dismissed or never go to trial. Sometimes you have neither good facts or good law and those cases usually plead.

In most of the trial cases you will have either...


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