Defense Attorney Christopher J. Angles Has Experience Dealing with Federal Criminal Court Procedure in Kansas and Missouri

Know your rights! The federal criminal courts in Kansas and Missouri follow procedures that you need to understand if you or someone you know is being accused of a federal crime.

It's important that you understand federal criminal court procedures. What I'm outlining here are the steps that are generally followed by federal criminal courts in Kansas and Missouri. Please understand that each state and each court may vary these procedures.
Federal criminal court procedure usually dictates that without unnecessary delay, you will appear before a federal magistrate judge at the local federal courthouse. The appearance will include the following:

• charges against you will be read
• arraignment date may be set
• legal representation may be appointed for you
• if you believe you will be indigent, you'll be asked to complete a financial affidavit

You'll want federal criminal defense attorney Chris Angles by your side for the initial appearance. He can help you understand what's happening and will be able to represent you should there be a bond hearing. Chris Angles has experience getting bond set or reduced for clients in Kansas and Missouri federal criminal courts. Your criminal defense attorney will also be able to defend you against possible incarceration prior to trial.

By the time of your arraignment, you will need to have a lawyer in place. The indictment against you will be read, and your trial judge's identity will be revealed. Defense attorney Chris Angles will assist you with the following important tasks:

• entering a plea
• requesting a trial date
• ensure installation of the usual discovery procedures

Federal criminal defense attorney Chris Angles will meet with you extensively after your arraignment in order to discuss the intricacies of the case with you. During these discussions, he'll help you build a defense based around the following factors:

• your innocence or guilt
• the facts of the case
• the potential sentence you face
• who will be asked to tesify?
• what kind of defense will be presented?

By now, defense attorney Chris Angles will have devised a blueprint for your defense in federal criminal court. Your case now moves to the discovery phase, where all evidence is gathered and all witnesses (and potential witnesses) are interviewed extensively. Depending on your case, your defense attorney may attempt to make pre-trial motions (such as dismissal or change of venue).

Did you know that the vast majority of federal criminal cases never go to trial due to plea negotiations? Before any trial occurs, federal criminal defense attorney Chris Angles may determine that it's time to negotiate a plea with the federal court. Angles has experience in negotiating plea arrangements on behalf of clients facing federal trials.

If your attorney successfully changes your plea from not guilty to guilty, you will then be asked a series of questions by the federal judge. You will then either return to custody or remain free on bail.

Federal criminal defense attorney Chris Angles will use his experience and expertise to guide you through the trial and verdict. Now is the time to act to allow Angles Law to prepare your case. Contact the Angles Law Firm today to find out how Chris Angles will help you navigate the entire process for hearing a case in federal criminal court.