Murder Attorney

At the age of thirty, Bruce Davis distinguished himself as the youngest privately-retained lead counsel in state history to defend a death-penalty murder defendant. In that case, the client had conspired with his girlfriend to murder the girlfriend’s mother. After his girlfriend let him into the home after dark, he attacked the mother with a knife while she was sleeping, stabbing her more than twenty times. Losing her nerve, the client’s girlfriend ran to a neighbor’s house and called 911, blaming the entire incident on the client. The client was arrested shortly thereafter, covered in blood. He confessed to the police within a couple hours of his arrest. The prosecutor charged the client with aggravated murder and sought the death penalty. Within hours of being hired, Mr. Davis was in the jail speaking with the client. Even though the case initially seemed hopeless, Mr. Davis negotiated a plea that not only saved his client’s life, but also gave him a chance at parole.

Murder charges can result in a death sentence, but they don’t have to. If you are facing these charges, choosing your attorney is the most important decision you will ever make – and it may literally save your life. You will need an attorney, like Mr. Davis, who will leave no stone unturned in fighting for your freedom.

Mr. Davis understands that many defendants who are charged with murder are not guilty. He also understands that you may feel totally overwhelmed and hopeless, despite your innocence, because you are facing the death penalty or life in prison. People are often wrongly arrested and charged with murder because of political or media pressure leading to premature arrests and incomplete investigations, police coercion resulting in false confessions, and sometimes, because a defendant was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

We know from advances in DNA technology and the work of groups like the Innocence Project that innocent people can be convicted of murder. It is an unthinkable tragedy for someone to be imprisoned for life or put to death for a crime he or she did not commit. An experienced and dedicated criminal attorney is the best defense against such a miscarriage of justice. Don’t lose years of your life – or the life of a loved one – sitting in prison hoping that the conviction will be reversed on appeal. Instead, hire an attorney like Bruce Davis who will work hard to get the right result – not guilty – the first time.

In a murder case, an attorney must be able to assemble and coordinate a defense team of investigators and experts, including mitigation specialists, forensic psychologists, forensic experts (DNA, fingerprint, ballistic, etc.), medical experts, toxicologists, and private investigators. Bruce Davis has established relationships with all of these experts. The ability to quickly examine pieces of evidence and conduct crucial investigations can change the course of a murder case. Private defense experts can discover evidence that the prosecutor or police missed. An experienced criminal defense attorney like Mr. Davis will have experts working as soon as possible to uncover and analyze evidence before it is lost or destroyed.

In an aggravated murder case, where the death penalty is a possibility, the defendant’s family is often trying to find an attorney who will fight to save their loved-one’s life, regardless of how gruesome the facts are. Mr. Davis works with sensitivity and without judgment to present a defense that will save his client’s life. Potential defenses include mental illness, substance abuse, childhood traumas, brain injuries, and mental and developmental disabilities.

Whether you or a loved one is charged with aggravated murder, murder, or voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, call the Law Office of Bruce T. Davis at (614) 228-1189 and schedule a free initial consultation. Not all attorneys are created equal. When facing a murder charge, you need an experienced and zealous criminal defense attorney whom you can trust. When you can’t afford to lose, you need to hire Bruce Davis.