Michigan Homicide Defense Attorneys

In murder cases, police and prosecutors often work from the assumption that a murder victim knew his or her attacker. As a result, early in a homicide investigation, police and investigators look closely at family members, friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Unfortunately for the accused, circumstantial evidence and a lack of manpower and resources can result in cut corners and pre-mature conclusions on the part of law enforcement in some murder and homicide investigations.

If you have been charged with first degree murder, homicide or manslaughter not only is your entire career and reputation are on the line - your freedom, your family and your life are at stake. Now, more than ever, you need aggressive, experienced legal help. Contact the criminal defense attorneys at Marlinga Law Group, PLLC in Clinton Township, Michigan.

Maintain your Silence and Your Freedom

At the Marlinga Law Group, PLLC link to Firm Overview page, our defense lawyers immediately act to protect our client's rights by preventing interrogations or questioning by the police that result in twisted words, leading questions, and unintentionally self-incriminating statements. Working with our own investigators, forensic experts, and lab technicians, we are prepared to challenge hair and fiber analyses, fingerprint evidence, eyewitness accounts, and alibi statements involving other suspects.

Don't let a lack of resources and manpower on the part of the police result in an open and shut case against you - contact an experienced team of homicide trial lawyers at the Marlinga Law Group, PLLC.

Challenging the Evidence against our Client

The homicide defense trial lawyers at Marlinga Law Group, PLLC regularly work with the following kinds of experts in building a client's defense in murder, homicide and manslaughter cases:

•  Firearms experts
•  Finger print analysts
•  Blood spatter experts
•  Hair and fiber analysts
•  Toxicologists
•  Forensic pathologists
•  Blunt trauma experts
•  Explosive experts
•  Arson investigators

Murder Investigations: It isn't exactly "CSI"

Most police departments do not have the time, money, personnel, or technological sophistication to carry out a homicide investigation as portrayed on shows like "CSI." In fact, when patrolmen or "beat cops" arrive at the scene of a murder, it's very easy for them to compromise evidence in failing to properly secure the crime scene. Likewise, evidence isn't always handled properly by lab personnel when gathering it or transporting it.

On the investigative side, prosecutors and investigators tend to "work a theory" - that is, they look for evidence and testimony that confirms what they believe happened. Consequently, if an alibi of an alternative suspect doesn't check out, if a witness statement contradicts a working theory, or if evidence is discovered which complicates an investigation, law enforcement may simply disregard it.

Exposing Cut Corners and Contradictory Data

As homicide trial attorneys, we expose these and other cut corners on the part of investigators and prosecutors. We look carefully at other suspects and leads the prosecution ignores, identifying exculpatory evidence and eyewitness statements that contradict the working theory of the prosecution.

We can help you fight the charges against you. To schedule a free, confidential consultation protected by the attorney-client privilege, contact the criminal defense lawyers at Marlinga Law Group, PLLC today.