Asked 8/16/2016 – Tyler, TX

A person was shot but ballistics and DNA came back it wasn’t my son’s prints on the gun. The person was treated and released. There are also two more codefendants in this case that were cooperating at the beginning but pinning everything on my son. My son chose not to talk until he had an attorney present. The district attorney is trying to give him 40 years or he will need to go to trial. I am just wondering at this point if it is even worth our family getting in to debt and retaining a lawyer. Can a retained lawyer do anything that can help him at this point?

Answer

It’s not the attorney that will dictate your son’s sentence; it’s the facts of his case. You have a family decision, not a legal one. No attorney can guarantee what the ultimate result in this matter will be, but I’m sure your family wants to feel like they did everything possible to help. Try to schedule an appointment with your son’s attorney. If you feel comfortable with his/her continued representation, fine. If not, start calling other attorneys.