Are you searching for the best criminal defense attorney for theft in Louisville or the surrounding towns or counties? My name is John Schmidt and I have more than 25 years of experience defending clients in all types of criminal cases including theft and burglary. There is a lot the Law Offices of John Schmidt & Associates can do to protect you while working to achieve a much better outcome or outright acquittal in your case.
Theft is the most commonly charged criminal offense in the State of Kentucky and here in the Louisville area. The good news is that there are a lot of proven, successful defenses to theft and burglary charges in Kentucky. The police and evidence collection technicians often make mistakes in the process of a case that can ultimately lead to dismissal of the charges.
Kentucky criminal charges associated with theft by unlawful taking (often referred to by its initials TBUT) include allegations of shoplifting or taking the property of another person or exercising control of another person’s property in order to benefit anyone who doesn’t actually own that property, including themselves.
Why Do You Need a Criminal Defense Attorney for Theft?
Why do you need an experienced criminal defense attorney for theft charges in and around Louisville? Generally speaking, Kentucky theft crimes carry the potential for jail time as well as heavy fines. The seriousness of the charges will be based primarily upon the value of the assets in question. If the theft involves a gun or a gun was used in the process of the alleged offense it will almost always be charged as a felony with the genuine risk of jail time. If the alleged theft involves anhydrous ammonia or any potential intent to make methamphetamines, the resulting felony charges carry the risk of substantial prison time.
We investigate every step in the process of your case as we mount an aggressive defense. We can challenge the actions of investigators, law enforcement and evidence collection. We review the actions and statements of witnesses or informants to determine detail, accuracy and relevance to your case. Have you been wrongfully accused of a theft you didn’t commit? Perhaps there was a misunderstanding and you never intended to steal or control the property in question, or you genuinely believed it was yours in the first place. In many cases, the prosecution simply doesn’t have enough evidence to make the charges stick at trial and prove the case against you beyond the high standard of “reasonable doubt.”
If you have been accused of burglary, theft, shoplifting, theft by deception, theft of lost or goods that were mistakenly delivered you deserve a strong criminal defense. If you are searching for the best criminal defense attorney for theft in Louisville or the surrounding towns or counties we invite you to contact us via e-mail, schedule an appointment or call us today at (502) 509-1490 to get the advice and aggressive criminal defense you need and deserve.
At the Law Offices of John Schmidt & Associates we bring more than 25 years of experience to your side of the equation, and work hard to achieve a much better outcome in your case than you can or will accomplish on your own.
