The Pomona California Jury Pool for Criminal Cases
In the 26 years that I've been practicing criminal defense and handing cases in the Pomona courthouse, I've known their jury pool to be very conservative. Meaning, that if you've got a case there and you're taking it to trial, you'd better have some good evidence to attack the prosecutor's case because most times jurors are going to be looking to convict people.
I can't tell you how many times I've done trials, and I've seen jurors already think somebody is guilty just simply because the police arrested them and they're being charged with a criminal case.
Retain an Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer
To turn that tide, you're going to have to have a good attorney. You've definitely come to the right place for that. In my 26-year career, I've tried over 200 jury trials.
I've worked for the District Attorney's office in Los Angeles County, for a Superior Court judge in LA County, and, of course, I've had my own practice as a criminal defense attorney since 1994.
So, I know how to try a case, how to win a case, what cases can be won, and what cases cannot be won, which kind of fall right in the middle and could go either way.
If you've got a criminal case in Pomona that you're considering taking to trial, you'll need to discuss these questions with your attorney: Can I win this case? What evidence is the prosecutor going to bring against me?
Can I counter that evidence? Do they have the evidence to meet the elements of the crimes that I'm charged with? These are the issues that we have to discuss when defending a jury trial in the Pomona court.
Testimony and Cross-Examination
We have to look at your case, too. Will you need to testify to put up a defense? If so, you will need to refute some of the things the prosecutor is going to argue in their case-in-chief.
We want to ensure that you are prepared to testify, that your story makes sense, and provide a defense when you testify. You will have to be ready when the direction examination is done. Your attorney has laid out your story through you to withstand cross-examination by the prosecutors because they won't ask you questions and challenge you.
Witness Testimony
When you're done testifying, they'll get to rebut whatever evidence you presented. So they can call the detective. They can call witnesses. If they can prove, either while you're on the witness stand by asking you questions or through other evidence, that you're not telling the truth on an important point, you'll lose the case at that point.
So, obviously, you want to be in a position where if you do have to testify, you cannot only present a story that makes sense and provides a defense but also be ready when the prosecutors come at you.
Obviously, that's what I'm going to be there for—to present a powerful defense, help you prepare for the attack that the prosecutors are going to mount against you, and, of course, the truth will set you free.
This means that if you didn't commit this crime and are innocent, we will prove it. If you did the crime, they've got the evidence; obviously, you don't want to take the case to a jury trial in Pomona court.
Plea Bargaining with Prosecutor
You're going to want to let me work out a plea bargain, do damage control for you, and mitigate the case so you don't end up in jail or prison or with some other worse sentence that is very difficult for you to recover from.
So, jury trials in Pomona are tough. The jury pool is tough, so you have to make sure you have a tough attorney who can fight for you, make the right decisions for you, and help you make the right decisions for yourself.
Pick up the phone now. Call Ron Hedding at The Hedding Law Firm. I stand ready to fight on your behalf if you want to go to trial in the Pomona courthouse.
