Am I over analyzing the effectiveness of my husbands criminal defense attorney?

Saint Paul, MN Viewed 87 times. Posted 27 days ago in Criminal Defense

I just looked at some information in regards to my husbands co-defendants and I see that before anyone took a plea there are a lot of different motions filed. There are a handful of co-defendants and nearly all of the other attorneys filed several different motions, on various things, before their clients took a plea. Husbands attorney had filed nothing NO motions for anything. I understand not all motions apply to everyone, but some things could have been of use in my husbands defense. We are already having a very difficult time being satisfied with his representation and I think this is another sign is has been slacking on the case.
Am I over analyzing this?

Answers (4)

Howard Woodley Bailey

This attorney is licensed in New Jersey. Posted 27 days ago.

In this forum and with the limited facts supplied, there is no way for one of us to determine whether you are over analyzing the representation; but, you can simply take a complete set of the records, motions, transcripts, etc to another lawyer licensed in MN to get a second legal opinion about the issues you raise. If the reviewing lawyer's opinion indicates that the representation was somehow deficient, you can then discuss options to addrress the deficiency with the second lawyer. Good luck.

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Thomas C Gallagher

This attorney is licensed in Minnesota. Posted 27 days ago.

Whether motions are filed or not means nothing to me, in terms of how good a job the defense attorney did. I've had cases where I've filed dozens of motions, and those where I've filed none - for various strategic reasons, unique to each case. I've been successful in most, and number motions filed had zero correlation with success. I would not use that factor to evaluate a defense lawyer.

Thomas Gallagher

Minneapolis Criminal Defense

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Shawn Alan Arnold

This attorney is licensed in Florida and 1 other state. Posted 26 days ago.

I agree with the other answers posted in this case that there are not enough facts to give a complete answer. Sometimes not filing anything is the appropriate method of defense. Also, much of the work that needs to be done may already be addressed in those motions. Finally, if nothing is filed it may be a way to keep from the government the defense's strategy for the case.

Carlos Gonzalez

This attorney is licensed in New York. Posted 22 days ago.

There is no answer to this. There are varying circumstances that merit diffrent motions, also the result required may sometimes be achieved without motion submissions... making them wholly unnecessary... remember, the point of motions are for the request for hearings to supress evidence, this may not apply to your husband. If unhappy you always have the option to hire another attorney, and then have that attorney potentially submit a motion of ineffective assistance of counsel, if that attorney sincerely believes there was an ineffective assistance.