District Attorney's Closing Argument in a Pennsylvania DUI Case

After both the district attorney and your Pennsylvania DUI attorney have introduced evidence and questioned their witnesses in your driving under the influence trial, each side will deliver a closing argument to the jury. It will be each side's final chance to try to persuade the jury to accept that point of view. A skilled Pennsylvania DUI lawyer from Levow & Associates understands the importance of closing arguments and will craft as strong presentation as possible in your case for the jurors.

Your Pennsylvania DUI attorney's closing argument will focus on the idea that the district attorney has failed to prove your guilt in your driving under the influence charge beyond a reasonable doubt. The district attorney will likely use his or her closing argument to summarize all of the evidence that points to your guilt in your Pennsylvania DUI case.

Your Pennsylvania DUI attorney will deliver a closing argument first, and then the district attorney will deliver his or her closing last, because the Commonwealth has the burden of proving your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt..

The district attorney has the burden of proving every element of the Pennsylvania DUI charge against you beyond a reasonable doubt. He or she cannot suggest that the defense has any burden to prove your innocence. Your Pennsylvania DUI attorney will remind jurors that you are innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that you have no burden whatsoever to establish your lack of guilt.

By going through the key points of the evidence with the jury, your Pennsylvania DUI attorney will remind the jury that the district attorney has not met the obligation of proving your guilt in every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. An experienced Pennsylvania DUI lawyer from Levow & Associates will use closing arguments as an opportunity to attempt to overcome any points made by the district attorney.

When reviewing the evidence against you in your Pennsylvania DUI case during closing arguments, the district attorney will focus on items that appear especially damaging to your defense. The district attorney may show the jury your booking photo again or again list the signs of intoxication that the arresting officer said you exhibited. The district attorney will likely rehash the testimony of each witness and then ask jurors to return a verdict of guilty.