AUSTIN MURDER LAWYER
Murder Defense Attorney in Austin
Murder is the act of intentionally or knowingly causing the death of an individual. A person also commits the offense of murder if he intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual.
Anyone committing a felony that is “inherently dangerous” (such as kidnapping or carjacking) that results in a killing can be charged with first-degree murder, even if the killing was an accidental consequence of the crime. Manslaughter and murder are different in that malice is necessarily involved in murder.
Defense Against Murder Charges in Austin
Our main objective is to get our client to a not guilty verdict at trial and we work with some of the nation’s best private investigators, forensic analysts, DNA experts, and jury consultants to reach that end. The following can be used as legal defenses in a murder case:
- Accident
- Self defense or the defense of others
- False and/or coerced confessions
- The insanity defense
- Mistaken identification
- Evidence obtained as a result of illegal search/seizure
- Murder of someone that the defendant knows is a peace officer or fire fighter acting in his or her official capacity.
- Murder committed intentionally during an aggravated sexual assault, arson, burglary, kidnapping, obstruction, retaliation, or robbery.
- Murder for pay.
- Paying another to commit murder.
- Murder while escaping from prison.
- Murder while incarcerated if the victim is a prison guard or the defendant is incarcerated for aggravated robbery, aggravated sexual assault of a child, or murder.
- Murder of more than one person at once or during the same scheme or course of conduct.
- Murder of a child under the age of 6.
What are the details of your case? The right attorney can review them with you and help you understand the legal process. Call White and Measells today so we can begin crafting your defense. Contact us at (512) 369-3737 for a free consultation.
Austin’s Trusted Murder Attorney
The state can request capital punishment only under certain circumstances, such as:
If the jury in a capital murder case does not find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the charge may be reduced to murder or another lesser charge.
Murder Attorney in Travis County
Being accused of a crime this severe can be life altering and devastating. We constantly strive to the highest standard of representation. This means that we will examine every aspect of your case. Excellence and ethics are our firm’s underpinnings. We take care and are genuinely concerned with the wellbeing of our clients, and we have found that this results in thriving attorney-client relationships. We will put all of our experience and expertise to work for you from the very beginning.
Don’t hesitate! Contact an Austin murder attorney at (512) 369-3737 today. When you call White and Measells, you will speak with the murder lawyers that Austin has come to trust.
