Working with
Antonio was probably my favorite part of my senior year project. Meeting tons
of attorneys and judges was the best experience I’ve had ever had. Antonio
helped me with so much; he helped me understand the real meaning of criminal
law. I hardly knew anything walking in Antonio’s office and now I know more than
ever. Answering phone calls, filling papers, going to court, helping with cases
definitely all paid off. There’s not one thing I would change while working
with attorney Antonio J. Bestard.
What is most
important to winning a criminal case? The most important thing to winning a
criminal case is to create reasonable doubt in the minds of jury. Working with
my number one person (Antonio) who helped me established my first answer gave
me a big head start on my essential question. Throughout my service learning and
trying to figure out my best answer to my essential question while working with
Antonio going to court was the best help because I watched Antonio use
reasonable doubt in the minds of jury. Giving my feedback to Antonio after
reading cases also helped me because I had to figure out ways to prove that the
defendant wasn’t guilty. So many things fall in place with “what’s most
important to winning a criminal case” such as my other two answers; motions to
dismiss and innocent until proven guilty. By creating reasonable doubt in the
minds of jury an attorney should question any and all witnesses, negotiate
deals and terms with prosecutors that may result in reducing charges and lesser
sentence, suggest alternatives that a judge may consider, provide you with
honest assessments of where your case is headed and your alternatives to avoid
trial. I can honestly say every second I
spent with Antonio, I was learning something
new which helped me find my best answer and as well as my second and third.
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