A criminal defense attorney’s preferred outcome will always be to get the charges against a criminal defendant dismissed or win an acquittal at trial. But, in practice, the goal of a defense attorney is shaped in part by the client’s goals and in part by circumstances. The best way to describe the goal would be “to secure the best outcome possible for you under the circumstances.”
Augusta criminal defense attorney J Todd Mitchell will talk to you about your goals and priorities and explain the strength or weakness of the evidence against you and how that impacts your options.