Criminal
offences require proof by the prosecution that a set of
essential elements (or ingredients) exist.
There are also several legal
defences that may be available to those accused of crimes.
Understanding the requirements of proof and identifying relevant
defences is part of the job of a specialist criminal defence
lawyers.
A comprehensive knowledge of these laws will inform the
formulation and execution of a defence strategy in any given
case.
So, what does all this mean?
One of the things it means is that lawyers and clients may have
different understandings of what is relevant to a criminal defence;
in other words, whereas an experienced lawyer will prioritise
certain factual material as highly relevant in the context of the
case, a client may feel other information should be emphasised.
