Blog 17: Answer 3

Content:

• EQ: What strategy is most beneficial to defend a client in a misdemeanor case?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

The strategy that is most beneficial to defend a client in a misdemeanor case is to have confidence and a commanding presence while communicating.

• 3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

In trials, a defense attorney has to convince a jury that the client is not guilty of the charges brought up by the prosecution. If the attorney is unable to speak with confidence and communicate his/her case then they will significantly lose the jurors.

This also happens during arraignments, a defense lawyer must speak with each of the clients and speak with the judge. They must communicate to the judge that the client understands the charges as well as represent their client. 

Lawyers spend almost the entirety of the day speaking with witnesses, translators, judges, and other people who work in the courthouse. In order to successfully defend a client, especially through the trial process, they must be able to take command of the courtroom and present the information necessary.

• The research source (s) to support your details and answer

Alot of my "research" for this came through being at my mentorship and witnessing what each lawyer had to do throughout the day. So I would cite my mentorship, the Public Defender's Office at the West Covina Courthouse.

• Concluding Sentence

In summation, my third and final strategy I to be found beneficial to defend a client in a misdemeanor case is to be able to communicate with a clear and commanding presence. I found this by spending time at my mentorship and witnessing what the lawyers had to do the most, which was communicate.