Lebanon Reckless Homicide Attorney
Any homicide charge is very serious and can permanently alter the course of your life. When you face such high-stakes charges, you need competent and experienced legal representation to help you. To take the first step toward protecting your rights and reputation, contact a seasoned Lebanon reckless homicide lawyer.
About The Criminal Defense Team
At The Criminal Defense Team of Baldwin Perry & Wiley P.C., we have the knowledge and experience you want in your corner when facing serious charges. At our firm, we have five of Indiana’s six Board-Certified Criminal Trial Specialists serving our clients. We also have an attorney who is a former prosecutor with experience in major felony and murder cases. This gives us a unique advantage in the courtroom because we know how prosecutors think.
We also support our clients by offering around-the-clock legal advice and help. Legal emergencies happen, and they do not always happen during regular working hours. Because we know this, we have an attorney on call at all hours of the day or night. If you need us, we are there for you.
Reckless Homicide Laws in Indiana
In the year 2022, 27.8% of car accidents that resulted in fatalities had speeding as a major contributing factor. If a driver speeds excessively through a residential area or an area they know to be crowded at the time and hits someone, causing death, that driver could be charged with reckless homicide.
In short, reckless homicide is defined as accidentally killing another person through actions that disregard the existence of an obvious and significant danger. Reckless homicides can happen in countless situations, but the defining factors must be that the person accused of reckless homicide did not intend to kill anyone but behaved in a way that created the danger without any care for the safety of the people around them. In Indiana, reckless homicide is a Level 5 felony.
Hire a Reckless Homicide Lawyer
If you are being charged with reckless homicide, it is important that you take the charges against you very seriously. Even an accusation can damage your reputation, but a conviction could follow you for the rest of your life. In Indiana, a Level 5 felony can be punished by one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, not to mention the lifelong issues associated with having a felony on your record.
That is why you should hire a reckless homicide lawyer as soon as you can. Your defense attorney can start helping you right away by learning about your case, the incident in question, and the prosecution’s arguments and evidence against you. A seasoned lawyer can also watch for any violations of your rights during the investigation and trial, some of which could result in dropped charges in Lebanon.
If You Need Representation, Contact A Lebanon Reckless Homicide Lawyer At The Criminal Defense Team of Baldwin Perry & Wiley P.C.
When your future is on the line, you need a competent, courtroom-savvy attorney to help you defend yourself against your charges. At The Criminal Defense Team of Baldwin Perry & Wiley P.C., our Board-Certified Criminal Trial Specialists stand ready to assist you. Contact us today to discuss your case.
Disclaimer: *Andrew Baldwin, Kathie Perry, Maxwell Wiley, Kelly Pyle, and Michael C. Cunningham are Board-Certified* Criminal Trial Specialists, as certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Find out why having a Board-Certified* Criminal Trial Specialist as your defense lawyer is important here.