Sex Crime Defense

Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct - Sex Crime Defense

Contact the Reeves Law Group in Southfield for resourceful defense of sex crime charges ranging from violations of the Sex Offender Registration Act to criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. Our understanding of Michigan law, our close attention to the development and presentation of the facts essential to your defense, and our ability to work productively with the prosecutors and the courts can all make an important difference to the favorable resolution of your case.

Our lawyers represent clients who need an effective defense on such charges as the following:

• Aggravated rape, and other sex crimes alleged to involve serious bodily harm
• Sexual assault, including attempt to commit sexual battery
• Date rape or acquaintance rape
• Statutory rape, including charges of criminal sexual conduct between consenting teenagers or younger children
• Possession of child pornography or online solicitation of sex with a minor
• Failure to register as a sex offender or other violations of the registration statute

At the Reeves Law Group, our attorneys will make a thorough investigation of the facts so that your strongest possible defense can be presented. We often work with forensic experts in criminal sexual conduct cases so that technical aspects of your defense can be fully developed on such questions as the alleged victim's consent, the defendant's mental capacity, mistaken identity, or even DNA evidence. In certain cases, we can charge the expenses of working with expert witnesses to the state.

If the evidence against you indicates that a defense on the merits will not be promising, our familiarity with the law and the criminal justice system can give you a significant advantage in plea or sentence negotiation. Michigan's complex criminal sexual conduct statute, especially in combination with indeterminate sentencing practices in the courts, gives both the prosecutor and the judge a high degree of discretion in charging and sentencing sex crime cases. Our experience can help ensure that this discretion can be exercised in your favor.

For additional information about the range of our experience with the defense of serious sex crime charges anywhere in Michigan, contact a criminal trial attorney at the Reeves Law Group in Southfield.