Fayetteville Criminal Defense Lawyer

Fayetteville Criminal Defense Attorney

Facing criminal charges is stressful. Whether you’ve been charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, it could have a negative impact on your life both in the short term and in the form of long-term collateral consequences. You need a Fayetteville criminal defense lawyer on your side who can fight on your behalf and ensure that your rights are protected throughout the legal process.

Trust the Law Office of Geoffrey D. Kearney, PLLC

If you’re looking for a Fayetteville criminal defense attorney, look no further than the Law Office of Geoffrey D. Kearney, PLLC. Geoffrey D. Kearney is a second-generation Arkansas lawyer with extensive experience navigating the complex world of criminal defense laws and cases. Our team takes every accusation seriously and can provide an aggressive defense against any charges being levied against you.

Fayetteville Criminal Defense Lawyer

Call Law Office of Geoffrey D. Kearney, PLLC today at 870-376-3068 for your Free Consultation!

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Why Hire a Criminal Defense Lawyer?

As of 2022, Fayetteville had an overall crime rate of 46.37, roughly equivalent to Arkansas’s state average of 46.55 but far above the US average of 33.37. Fayetteville sees approximately 41.16 violent crimes per 1,000 residents each year and 5.21 property crimes. There are currently 1,601 inmates being held in Washington County’s facilities.

If you don’t want to become one of the many Fayetteville residents jailed for misdemeanor or felony crimes each year, you should hire a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible after being charged with a crime. Your criminal defense attorney can explain your charges to you, evaluate the available evidence, interview any witnesses, and develop an effective defense strategy, whether that means negotiating a plea deal or going to trial.

Common Criminal Defense Strategies

Your criminal defense attorney’s primary goal may be to have your charges dropped or an acquittal. Sometimes these options are not possible, depending on the evidence against you. There are many ways to achieve optimal outcomes, but some defense strategies come up more often than others. Here are a few of the ways your defense lawyer could argue against your charges:

• Innocence. Clients can maintain their innocence of committing a crime. In this case, the attorney will develop a defense strategy to show the jury that this is the case.
• Alibi. Sometimes clients have alibis, meaning they have evidence showing they were elsewhere when the crime was committed. Strong alibis are powerful defense tools because they show that the defendant could not have committed the crime. Alibi proof can include reliable witnesses, video footage, photographs, and other digital evidence of your whereabouts at the time of the crime.
• Self-defense. If you’re facing charges of having committed an act of violence against a person, your attorney may recommend that you claim self-defense. This strategy involves proving not your innocence but that you had a reasonable fear of imminent harm and the force you used in response was appropriate to the situation.
• Entrapment. Entrapment refers to any law enforcement officer convincing a person to commit a crime they were not otherwise planning to commit. Proving entrapment requires showing that a government agent improperly coerced or enticed you into committing the crime.
• Constitutional rights violations. Even if you committed a crime, you may be able to get the charges thrown out if the evidence the prosecution has against you was obtained through unconstitutional means. Violations of your Fourth Amendment rights include a lack of probable cause for search or seizure and a failure to read you your rights following an arrest.
• Insanity. In some limited cases, an insanity defense may be the appropriate strategy. This defense requires your lawyer to prove that you were not mentally capable of distinguishing right from wrong when you committed the crime. You may be committed to a mental health facility, such as the Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital, instead of being sent to jail.

Types of Criminal Defense Areas We Handle

• Felonies
• Misdemeanors
• Drug Crimes

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Your Fayetteville Criminal Defense Lawyer

It doesn’t matter what type of crime you’ve been accused of committing. If you’re being charged, you need a Fayetteville criminal defense lawyer on your team who can help you fight those charges. You can trust the Law Office of Geoffrey D. Kearney, PLLC, to provide a robust defense.

We’ve been in practice in Fayetteville and in the surrounding area for years. In that time, we’ve handled all sorts of criminal defense cases for clients in situations similar to yours. Find out how we can help you, too. Contact us to schedule a consultation.