Two Rape Attorney Clients

When an accusation of rape is made, it must be investigated. Sometimes it is early on that the claims prove to be false and sometimes a case is taken all the way to trail before charges are dropped. On the other hand, there are also many cases when the accusations are true and it is up to the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was indeed the perpetrator. The prosecutor is simply known as a criminal attorney but a rape attorney is typically providing the defense for the accused, whether they will be proven guilty or not, it is the job of the lawyer to place doubt on the accuser's claims and use character witnesses and their client's lack of criminal history to defend his or her character. There are two types of rape attorney clients those are the ones that actually committed the crime and those who did not are simply the victim of a scornful ex or of someone seeking a payday.

There are several different categories of rape that are the most common cases that a rape attorney will encounter in his or her career. First, rape is the felony assault classification of sexual intercourse forced upon a non-consenting person. This is when the act is completed to some degree and disagreeing party made it clear throughout the act that they did not want it to happen and/or the accused allegedly attacked with the intention of that physical violation. Second, there are several different degrees of rape that are all classified as sexual contact without permission of both parties which includes sexual battery and sexual assault known as attempted rape. Third, date rape is classified as the charge in cases when an acquaintance, co-worker or classmate with whom the accused has had a friendship or intimate relationship with but this sexual encounter was not permissible and stated prior and throughout the assault. Forth, marital rape the claim that the same type of non-consenting intercourse has taken place during a marriage, separation or divorce. Fifth, when being accused of statutory rape an adult has assaulted a minor who is not of the legal age of at least 16 to give such permission. There are statutes of limitations on all sexual assault cases which are determined by states much like the 16 years of age being the age of consent for most states. But the statute of limitations determines whether DNA evidence open or reopen a case and between 6 and 10 years is a significant determinant in whether charges will be filed against a rape attorney's client.