What Can Pre-Charge Representation in Minnesota Do for Me?
Pre-charge representation in a criminal case in Minnesota frequently happens when a person hears that they may be investigated by the police for a crime and they decide to have an experienced criminal defense attorney by their side even before the police come calling. The kinds of crimes where this may happen include rape, murder, serious assault and other offenses. The obvious question is, what can a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and experienced Minnesota criminal defense attorney do for you at this stage?
“The police will call and will want to hear your side of the story. Let’s be clear, they are building a case. They don’t care what you think.”
While every case is different, consider the circumstance of the following case as you contemplate your next move. This is absolutely based upon a real case.
A man receives a call from somebody claiming that the man raped them 10 years ago. The person then goes on to say that they have called the police and the man’s job and anybody else they can think to tell them what the man did. Within a matters of days, he is placed on leave from work and he receives a phone from the police investigating a sexual assault and wants to hear “his side of the story.” Understand that the allegations, if convicted could result in a more than a decade in prison, registering as a sex offender, loss of the man’s career and likely everything else that he holds dear.
What do you do?
Well, this is what the man did. He called Jack Rice Defense and hired us pre-charge. We contacted the police and stopped the police interrogation from happening. We then put our experienced investigator on the case and starting working. After months of working on this case, conversations with the complaining witness, the officer and the County doing the investigation, the County Attorney’s Officer decided not to charge the case out and sent out what is called a declination letter. This means that based upon all of the evidence presented, the government would not be charging this case.
As a result of our efforts, the case was never charged, the client never spent a day in jail and never registered as a sex offender. He also was able to keep his job, his career, and all of those other things that matter to each any every one of us. If this is what you need, make sure you contact an experienced criminal defense attorney in Minnesota.
“How much is everything that you have worked for for the last 30 years worth to you? What would you do to preserve it?”
It is important to understand that every single criminal investigation, allegation, charge, trial is unique and they don’t end in the same way. However, if a single phone call has the ability to permanently derail your life, it is important to make some very serious and very real decisions.
So, back to the original questions: What do you do?
If you are facing serious criminal allegations or even charges, make sure that you sit down with a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and experienced Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney. This is not the time to simply hope something goes away. It won’t.
Jack Rice is the Founder of Jack Rice Defense. He is a former prosecutor, former U.S. CIA Officer, and a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339.