Before Criminal Charges are Filed

San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer

There are important steps you and your attorney can take in a criminal case – before formal charges are filed against you. You may have recently discovered that you are under investigation by law enforcement, may have been contacted by the police and told that you were wanted as a "person of interest" for questioning or may have been accused of a crime by another civilian. In any of these scenarios, you may consider what you can do to possibly avoid having charges filed against you in the first place. Fortunately, a skilled San Diego criminal defense lawyer at our firm can help.

All you have to do is call our offices or contact us online for a confidential consultation. At this point, we can review the circumstances surrounding the allegations you are facing in order to determine what to do to counter these. Although the prosecuting attorney may not have actually filed formal criminal charges against you, you may be in danger of facing these soon. We will determine what preventative measures to take and will aggressively assert your rights.

About Pre-File Investigations

A pre-file investigation involves a situation where a criminal defense attorney represents a client very early in criminal proceedings, before formal charges are filed. The local, state or federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the matter will typically need to conduct an investigation in order to gather evidence against a suspect that will provide the prosecution with sufficient grounds to file charges. The primary goal of an attorney's services at this juncture is to avoid the filing of any criminal charges against the client.

Under investigation by law enforcement? Contact a criminal attorney!

Consider this: you may be under investigation for armed robbery or may have been accused of sexual assault by a co-worker. You are now in a situation where law enforcement may have contacted you to get a statement or to conduct a search of your home or other property. You may not be "under arrest," but you are certainly in a sticky situation. What can you do to avoid formal robbery or rape charges? Contact our San Diego law offices to learn more about our pre-file investigation services. Though you may not have been formally charged, there may be much our team can do to help you avoid facing criminal charges, which may in turn lead to a conviction.

We can step in and handle all communication with law enforcement. We can review any search warrant or arrest warrant against you. These are preventative measures that can save you from saying or doing something that would only strengthen the police's belief that you are guilty. We can help you avoid unintentional self-incrimination during questioning or even when you are having what seems like a simple conversation with a San Diego law enforcement officer. You can never be too careful when dealing with informal criminal allegations.

Take this opportunity to learn more about Superior Law Center and how we can help you before criminal charges are filed against you. Contact a San Diego criminal defense attorney today.