Criminal Defense

WARNING: Exercise your right to remain silent!

Get A Lawyer Involved As Early As Possible

If you are under police investigation, or if you have been arrested or charged with a crime, you must resist every temptation to talk to the police, prosecutor and victim.

The court will appropriately tell those charged that the State’s Attorney who will be prosecuting the case against you is a trained lawyer.

The rules of evidence will apply at your trial. If you are not trained in the law and you do not know the rules of evidence, you will find that you are at a severe disadvantage in attempting to represent yourself.

A lawyer can help you in many ways.

	A lawyer can help you investigate your case and determine if there is a legal defense that you might not know exists.
	A lawyer can help you effectively question the state’s witnesses, call witnesses and question any witnesses that you may have.
	A lawyer can help you decide if you should testify or whether you should remain silent. Even if you are found guilty, a lawyer can still help you by arguing to the Judge about the sentence to be imposed and in explaining your rights concerning any appeal.

If you do nothing between the time of your arrest and the date of your trial to obtain a lawyer, or show up at trial without a lawyer, the Judge may (and likely will) find that you have waived your right to a lawyer. In that event, your case will be heard without a lawyer. That is not good.

The sooner you hire experienced counsel, the better off you will be.  Call now to schedule your free consultation with Criminal Defense attorney,  Michael A. Mastracci 410-869-3400.

Types of Criminal Cases We Handle:

	Theft and robbery
	Drug possession of marijuana, cocaine, or herione
	Solicitation and prostitution
	Property crimes and the destruction of property
	Injuries on property
	D.U.I
	Longshoreman accidents

I represent your basic everyday decent individuals who have made a mistake or have been falsely accused or are the victim of unfortunate circumstances or hardships in their life.

Content on this site is virus free.  Stop the ActiveX warning from popping up all the time?