If you are arrested for Assault (CRS 18-3-204), a DUI (CRS 42-4-1301), or Theft (CRS 18-4-401) in Weld County, District Attorneys will be your main opponent as you are thrust into the justice system. Police officers in cities like Greeley, Berthoud, and Hudson don’t actually charge you. They only do the leg work for the District Attorney. In order to combat serious misdemeanor and felony charges, it is best to know exactly who you are fighting against.
District Attorneys are publicly elected officials. They work for all people, except for the ones they want to prosecute. They want to appease the public first and fore-most. Their main goal is to keep their jobs. They assume that anyone brought before them is guilty of something, and therefore any convictions that result are just. A District Attorney does not want to have any dismissed cases or losses on their records, because it looks bad come election time. In order to keep their jobs, they prosecute as many people as possible as hard as they can to pacify the public and lure them into a sense of security. They want to be seen as “tough” on crime.
District Attorneys and police officers are pretty good friends. This makes sense, because they work for the same side. District Attorneys prosecute people that police arrest, and the police arrest all the defendants the District Attorney’s prosecute. Because of this close working relationship, District Attorneys can become jaded quickly. Oftentimes, personal agendas may take priority over true justice in a case.
District Attorney’s main goal is to keep the status quo. They want good publicity and a fairly easy time of prosecuting defendants. Oftentimes, they can be swayed by victims who threaten to upset their good name. If a victim pressures them or leads them to think they might make a scene, the District Attorney is more likely to prosecute. They would rather have an innocent person in jail than an angry “victim” running around giving them bad publicity.
If police contact or arrest you on felony or misdemeanor charges in Weld County, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009. Together, we can protect your future.