Evidence: In criminal court, the outcome will be determined by what can be proven with admissible evidence. The defendant’s task of establishing “reasonable doubt” can be surprisingly tricky, and may require the testimony of expert witnesses such as accident reconstruction specialists as well as physical evidence such as CCTV recordings. More importantly, a skilled Houston criminal defense attorney will know how to poke holes in the prosecution’s evidence and cast doubt upon the credibility of hostile witnesses.

Although a criminal defendant has the final say on major issues of his case such as whether or not to plead guilty and whether to accept a plea bargain, he may be in dire need of expert legal advice to allow him to make a rational decision. An effective criminal defense lawyer will be intimately familiar not only with criminal law in general, but also with the quirks and idiosyncrasies of the local justice system.