Criminal Defense Overview

Death Penalty Cases

Death Penalty Cases -- Death Row Defense Attorney -- Capital Crimes Lawyer

If you are found guilty of first degree murder in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, you face either the death penalty or life without parole.

There is no greater responsibility for an attorney than representing a client charged with a capital crime. When a person’s very life is at stake, relatively few attorneys are up to the challenge. At Kearney & Marshall, PC, all three of our criminal defense attorneys have been certified by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to handle death penalty (capital) cases.

If you or a loved one is charged with homicide in York County, PA, which may be a capital (death penalty eligible) offense, please contact the capital crimes lawyers at Kearney & Marshall, PC, today.

There are two phases to a trial in a capital crimes case. The first phase determines the defendant’s guilt or innocence; the second determines the punishment. The jury must weigh whether the defendant should be sentenced to death or receive life without parole.

Our attorneys have represented more than 20 clients in death penalty cases.

In arguing for a life sentence over capital punishment, we tell our client’s life story to the jury. We help them see the defendant as more than just a person who committed homicide. Perhaps he or she suffers from a brain injury, mental illness, or a childhood trauma, like sexual abuse or physical abuse. While not excusing the client’s behavior, we will attempt to persuade the jury to see our client as a human being and to spare his or her life.

There is no more serious charge than a capital crime. If you are facing such a charge, there is no better firm to represent you than Kearney & Marshall, PC. Please contact the capital crimes lawyers at Kearney & Marshall, PC, today.

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The York County criminal trial lawyers of Kearney & Marshall, PC, represent clients in all of York County, including the communities of York, Shrewsbury, Red Lion, Dallastown, Hanover, New Freedom, Stewartstown, Manchester, Goldsboro, Dover, Dillsburg, and Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.