Bronx Assault Lawyers.

It is not incumbent upon you to prove your innocence. It is the state which must prove your guilt. It is easy to lose sight of this fact if you have been arrested and charged with assault. You will be made to feel as though the charges will stick, that you will indeed be convicted of assault and sentenced. But this need not be the case. If you are innocent of the charges against you, then you need spend not a single second behind bars.

Your Right to Fair Treatment

Your right to fair and equitable treatment as you go through the judicial system does not end because police and prosecutors believe they have their guy. The prosecutorial system is designed to convict as many people as possible. Whether someone is truly guilty is not as important as determining whether a successful case can be made against them. Prosecutors tend to turn the governing legal principle of the country on its head. They will think you are guilty unless you are able to prove otherwise.

Understanding the Legal Definition of Assault

Whatever the trouble which landed you in jail and now has you facing criminal charges, it was never your intention to inflict bodily harm on another person. The latter is the legal definition of assault. And you know enough about what happened to know that your actions do not meet that standard.

Challenging the Evidence