Our expert lawyers in criminal law in Marbella defend their clients in court in a criminal procedure called.

The “procedimiento abreviado” is a type of Spanish criminal procedure, which is regulated within Title II, of Book IV of the Spanish criminal procedure law, which regulates special procedures, specifically regulated in articles 757 and following of the aforementioned law.

This procedure shall apply to the prosecution of offences punishable by a penalty of not more than nine years' imprisonment or other penalties of a different nature, regardless of their amount or duration.

In this type of procedure, the assistance of a lawyer will be required, and the intervention of a procurator will not be necessary until the start of the hearing proceedings.

When the defendants or witnesses do not speak or understand the Spanish language, an interpreter will be appointed, without the need for the appointed interpreter to have an official qualification.

OUR ENGLISH-SPEAKING LAWYERS IN MARBELLA WILL REPRESENT AND DEFEND YOU IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL

The process begins with the phase known as the “Diligencias previas” preliminary proceedings. In this phase we try to find out and determine if a crime has occurred, and in the same way, it is determined who the perpetrators have been (accomplices, participants, collaborators, etc.) and the judge or court that will judge them.