Criminal Defense

Placerville Criminal Defense Lawyer: Adult and Juvenile Felonies

Criminal defense lawyer Erik Schlueter offers more than 25 years of criminal trial experience, and served in El Dorado Countys District Attorneys office for 20 years, gaining an insiders view of how the prosecution proceeds. Our law firm has the resources, the trial skill, and the experience to effectively defend adults and juveniles against serious felony charges such as murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, vehicular homicide, manslaughter, theft, and passing bad checks.

Our first goal is to get our clients out of custody, if possible, pending the outcome of the case. We conduct our own investigation, interviewing witnesses, gathering facts, and consulting with professional investigators to make sure we thoroughly prepare, document, and present every defense aspect of the case.

We focus a great deal of time, energy, and resources on the discovery phase, filing discovery motions until we are confident we understand how the District Attorney plans to proceed, and planning own cases accordingly. We never assume that the District Attorneys office can prove the case it says it can prove. We approach criminal defense aggressively, seeking, finding, and exploiting weaknesses in the prosecutions case.

Our suppression motions are well-researched and well-founded. We negotiate effectively with the prosecution regarding pleas. We seek dismissals and acquittals, and we have a record of good results for our clients.

If you have been accused of a serious felony, you need the skilled and experienced criminal defense that we offer. Criminal cases move quickly. We urge you to contact our law offices today.