Inland Empire Murder Defense Attorney
Criminal Lawyer in San Bernardino & Riverside County, California
Murder is the most serious violent crime accusation that a defendant may face. In California, first degree murder may be punishable by the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. This means that a defendant facing murder charges may have his or her very life on the line.
Your choice in criminal defense lawyer will definitely affect the outcome of your case. Regardless of the evidence or witness testimony which law enforcement may have compiled to allow the prosecuting attorney to charge you with murder, an experienced lawyer will be able to determine what approach to take and what strategies will be most effective in defending a client's rights. Sometimes an oversight or error made by law enforcement, a constitutional rights violation or a witness's testimony can overturn a sure conviction and help a defendant avoid life in prison or the death penalty. It is just a matter of a skilled defense attorney reviewing each and every aspect of an investigation, arrest and case in order to find weaknesses in the prosecution's case and expose these to the judge and jury.
Murder Defense in San Bernardino, Ontario and Riverside
At the Law Offices of Richard Sudar, we provide aggressive legal counsel to clients throughout the Inland Empire who are facing murder charges. This includes:
- First degree murder:
- The unlawful killing of another person with malice aforethought and premeditation (planning). Also includes murder which occurs during the commission of a serious felony offense, such as arson, rape, kidnapping, etc.
- Second degree murder:
- The unlawful killing of another committed with malice but without premeditation/planning.
Defenses for first degree murder and second degree murder charges may include: self defense, mistaken identity or accidental death. In these cases, the burden is on the prosecution to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the defendant: committed the act which caused the death of another person, committed this act with malice aforethought, and committed this act without any lawful excuse or justification.
Inland Empire Murder Defense Lawyer: Richard Sudar
Richard Sudar is an experienced Inland Empire murder defense lawyer who has firsthand experience both prosecuting and defending murder charges in Southern California. This means that he has a unique perspective of both sides of this serious criminal charge, an advantage that not all attorneys have on their side. This then enables attorney Richard Sudar to predict the prosecution's next move and to weaken the prosecution's case against the defendant.
Contact Inland Empire murder defense attorney Richard Sudar today for a free consultation!
Inland Empire defense attorney Richard Sudar provides aggressive criminal defense for clients throughout the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County cities of: Blythe, Hemet, Indian Wells, Indio, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Temecula, the San Bernardino County cities of: Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, San Bernardino, Upland and Victorville, and the Los Angeles Counties of Claremont, Diamond Bar, La Verne, Pomona and San Dimas.