Experienced defence for murder, manslaughter and other homicide investigations and charges.
When Timing Matters Most
A person facing a serious homicide charge needs thorough legal advice immediately. A homicide investigation will often involve a full deployment of state resources to gather evidence as quickly as possible. If a person is arrested, charged, or even investigated in relation to a homicide matter, they should obtain detailed legal advice as soon as possible.
We are prepared to provide urgent and practical advice to those arrested or under investigation in homicide matters. In many cases, it can make a significant difference to have immediate guidance from an experienced criminal lawyer who understands both the investigation and the decisions that may follow.
Serious Consequences Require a Strategic Approach
Murder and manslaughter are among the most serious offences in the Criminal Code. A conviction for manslaughter can carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Murder carries a mandatory life sentence. For first-degree murder, the parole ineligibility period is 25 years. For second-degree murder, the court can impose a parole ineligibility period of between 10 and 25 years. With consequences this significant, you need a legal team that will carefully review the file, identify the important issues, plan a strategy, and execute that strategy with fearlessness and tenacity.
Homicide files can involve procedures and evidentiary issues that do not arise in more routine criminal cases. Depending on the circumstances, the defence may require pre-trial applications and consultation with experts such as toxicologists, forensic pathologists, psychologists or psychiatrists, accident reconstruction specialists, firearms experts, or others whose evidence may be important to the case. Every lawyer on our team has acted as counsel on a homicide file, and some have handled too many to count. Our lawyers bring deep experience in this area and are well placed to assist someone who has been charged with, or is being investigated in relation to, a homicide offence.
Big Decisions Need Sound Advice
A homicide case often involves a series of significant decisions long before a matter ever reaches trial. Questions may arise about seized property, warrants, investigative steps, pre-trial applications, whether to proceed before a judge or jury, whether the accused should testify, which witnesses should be called, and which defences should be advanced.
We help our clients and their families understand the implications of those decisions and provide clear recommendations based on our experience and a careful review of the circumstances.
Jensen Law has successfully represented clients in numerous homicide matters. In many cases, we have obtained full or partial acquittals after trial. In others, we have negotiated plea resolutions that substantially benefited our clients. Whatever the circumstances, we prepare carefully and work to obtain the best possible result.
