Under Investigation Without Charges – Do You Need a Criminal Attorney | Houston
Dan Cogdell
You know you’re under investigation but you haven’t even been charged with the crime yet. Do you really need a criminal defense lawyer? Hello, my name is Dan Cogdell. I’m a lawyer here in Houston. I’ve been practicing law here in Texas for 32 years.
3 Reasons to Hire a Houston Criminal Attorney
So here’s the scenario, you’re aware that you’re under investigation, you think that you might be charged or you could be charged but you haven’t been charge yet. So why do you need a criminal defense lawyer. Fair question, but here’s the fair response, really three reasons.
Number one, with the right lawyer and the right investigation and the right effort you might first off avoid being charged. The second reason you want to hire a criminal defense lawyer now if you’re under investigation is that it can help you lessen perhaps the charges that you might be facing, in other words your lawyer can meet with the prosecution and perhaps reach some sort of agreement to have you charge with a lesser offence. The third and final reason why it’s critically important that you hire a lawyer before your charge is will give your lawyer a better opportunity to defend any charges that might be coming against you, in other words it’s important that your lawyer be out conducting an investigation doing with locating witnesses, preparing a defense before you are charged. Because my experience has taught me that it gets harder and harder and harder to find witnesses particularly witnesses to testify for the defense long after charges of file. So sooner is better, sooner is important.
If you have any questions about when the right time to hire a criminal lawyer is or what criminal lawyer to hire? Call me. My name is Dan Cogdell. I’m here in Houston, Texas. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.