Q: Hello, my son is being coerced to accept the DA 40yr plea deal instead going to trial. Poor representation by attorney
my son is currently incarcerated in the Harris County Jail downtown for a capital murder that he did not commit no gun , no one was there to say it was him. Just a young lady who assume my son went to kill this person on her behalf. The DA claim my son admitted during interrogation that another man did it and that they have video from the apartments of two men who appear to be my son and another individual but they are not certain.
A:
If your son did not commit the murder, your son should not accept the plea deal.
If your son is not receiving quality legal representation from his current lawyer, you should hire a different lawyer to defend him.
Capital murder cases are the most scrutinized criminal cases on appeal and have the highest reversal rates of any offense. If he didn't do it, he should hire the best attorney you can afford and go to trial.
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