Criminal Law

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Mphela and Associates Attorneys has competent, experienced, and effective lawyers who are dedicated to defending and protecting your rights throughout the entire legal process. We are experienced in bail applications, criminal trials, and criminal appeals. Criminal Law is the branch of law that governs a citizen’s relationship with the state. It covers an array of definitions of criminal law offenses, which are usually established by state legislatures. Criminal law also embraces the rights of an accused and the criminal process, including arrest, pleas, discovery, pretrial hearings, trials, evidence, motions, and post-trial remedies. Crimes are generally classified as misdemeanors, less serious offenses that are normally punishable by a fine like some traffic violations, petty theft, and minor offenses. More serious offenses, such as murder, culpable homicide, car theft, fraud, and house robbery, however, attract often long imprisonment sentences.

To prove any crime in South Africa, the prosecutor must prove that the accused committed a criminal act with intent beyond a reasonable doubt. Mphela and Associates Attorneys represent you in the application for bail, trial, and appeal of court verdicts.

If you need confidential advice with any of these issues or understand your legal options and rights more, do not hesitate to get in touch with an attorney at our firm today by calling us at Tel:(013) 262 2741 or (013) 262 1780 or request a free consultation with a lawyer.