What Are The Defense's Options In An Overcharged Case?
Overcharging is a common prosecutorial practice. Prosecutors may charge someone with more offenses and bigger alleged crimes than the circumstances support. What do you do, though, if you feel that a prosecutor has gone overboard in charging you? A criminal defense lawyer will usually consider the following four options.
Dismissal Motion
The first thing a criminal defense attorney wants to do is to try to get the number of charges down.