Criminal Law Lawyers in Barcelona

Criminal Law is one of the branches of Public Law. This branch of law establishes and regulates the punishments imposed due to criminal behavior. These punishments are established through the imposition of sentences.

Some penalties that can be imposed for a crime They are a prison sentence, a fine or penalties that deprive certain rights.

All behaviors that are considered criminal by Criminal Law are found included in the Penal Code. In addition, this document also includes the penalties that are established for each of the crimes.

Probation is the last phase of serving a sentence. It is also known as the fourth degree. 

In this phase of the sentence, the convicted person is allowed serve the remainder of his sentence in freedom, with a series of restrictions. Depending on the case, a series of conduct requirements may be imposed as a condition of freedom.

Furthermore, the convicted person must not commit any crime during his probation, otherwise he will have to return to prison.

In any case, for the convicted person to be granted conditional release, it is not enough for him or her to meet a series of requirements. Be an assessment by the Treatment Board is necessary to determine whether they will grant you this freedom.

A concern of many people who have gone through a criminal process is the fact of having a criminal record and what the consequences are, both in the criminal and personal spheres.

The fact of having criminal records  It has a series of consequences that can affect areas of life such as work.

For example, when a person takes an exam and passes it, or intends to work in a public office, their file is requested to find out their criminal record.

On the other hand, in the criminal field, when someone has a criminal record, the consequences can be very diverse. But they affect negatively, from the moment of the investigation phase until the trial.

Depending on the type of crime that has been committed and depending on the penalty imposed on the convicted person, as well as its dangerousness, there are three degrees of confinement.

As we saw before, the fourth degree is probation. But during the period that the convicted person is hospitalized, they can be found in three different degrees, depending on their context.

Each of the grades has a series of different measurements, the first degree being the most restrictive of them.

The degrees affect aspects such as the visiting regime, the situation inside the prison or the freedom that the prisoner has.

For all this, when a convicted person is admitted to a penitentiary center, it is very important that they know what the conditions are to reach the third degree. In this, the prisoner will be able to live in a regime of semi-freedom.

When a person is detained, they have the right to appoint, or have ex officio assigned, a lawyer to defend them. Therefore, if at any time you are detained, or someone close to you has been detained, it is best to find a trusted criminal lawyer to assist.

At Vosseler we are lawyers specializing in criminal law and we are at your disposal if, at any time, you require our services.

Throughout the judicial procedure, the presence of the lawyer is mandatory and, during this process, the lawyer will also represent the person under investigation.

In the case of trials for minor crimes, the presence of a lawyer is not always mandatory. However, it is highly recommended to have him present to serve as a guide and representative throughout the entire process.

Not always. If you have put a complaint for a crime of libel or slander, When the complaint is withdrawn, the procedure is archived and, therefore, the investigation and process are not continued.

However, if you have reported any other crime, the procedure is not archived, since It is considered a public crime. In that case, until the Prosecutor has carried out all the necessary investigations to clarify the facts, the complaint will not be filed.

When judicial proceedings are initiated against a minor who has committed a crime, no penalty is imposed as punishment for said crime. As it is a minor, security measures are imposed. 

Depending on their age, and the personal, family and social circumstances surrounding the minor, and taking into account their personality; We always seek to impose the measures that are most convenient for his education.

No It is possible to communicate with a person who is detained, accused of a crime.

Once the accused has given a statement, the only person who can communicate with him is his lawyer.

When releasing a detainee, it is necessary that he or she have first given a statement before a judge.

When someone is arrested, The police have a maximum period of 72 hours to release him. However, the police must bring the detainee before the judge as soon as possible.

Whether the detainee will be released after testifying before the judge, or whether preventive detention is determined, depends largely on the seriousness of the crime.

In crimes that are punishable by more than three years in prison and that, therefore, are considered serious, the judge must determine what the flight risk of the accused. 

If this risk is very high, taking into account the personal circumstances of the detainee, it is possible that the judge determines the preventive prison, instead of freedom.

If a family member is in provisional or preventive detention, You can contact your family member's lawyer. He will be in charge of informing you about the reasons why he was imprisoned.

The lawyer can also tell you what possible remedies are available in that particular case.

Your family member's lawyer can tell you the conditions in which he or she is in prison. To visit your family member in the penitentiary center, you will have to take into account the visiting regime of the center in which she is located.

Prisoners are allowed one visit per week and, to go there, you must be one of the authorized people. If you want to visit a prisoner, talk to his lawyer to be one of those authorized people and have the right to visit.

No. All people have right to choose completely freely who will be your lawyer in a judicial process. Therefore, it is important that you have the telephone number of your trusted lawyer.

You can find our phone to get in touch with our criminal law lawyers in the section contact from our website.

When you have been a victim or witness of a crime and want to file a report, you have two options. The first of them is to go to the Police or Civil Guard and file a verbal complaint.

The second is to go to the trial court where you live and file a written complaint.

The obligation that some defendants have to appear twice a month and sign in Court is called “apud acta.”

This is a precautionary measure that is usually taken to guarantee that the accused will appear once the process begins.

But, the fact that this obligation has been imposed on you does not mean that it cannot be eliminated. For it, you need to have the help of a criminal lawyer, that is responsible for submitting the request to revoke the obligation.

The lawyer will be in charge of presenting, before the Court, a request in which the reasons why it is not necessary to maintain this measure precautionary in your case.

It all depends on the type of sentence in question. In the case of sentences carried out by the Investigative Court or Criminal Court, It is necessary to file an appeal before the Provincial Court.

If it is a sentence issued by the Provincial Court In the first instance, the appeal will have to be directed to the Supreme Court.

In any case, it is advisable that you have the help of a lawyer specializing in Criminal Law, to assist you throughout the entire procedure.