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Arrest and initial questioning
Review of the available information, legal assistance and preparation for the client's involvement from the initial stages.
Madrid · Cases throughout Spain
Criminal defence lawyer in Madrid
Defence in Spanish proceedings involving homicide, murder, drug trafficking, sexual offences and serious assault. Carlos Cuadrado Gómez-Serranillos examines the facts, evidence and procedural position to develop an individual legal strategy for cases in Madrid and throughout Spain.
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Defence areas
A defence that starts with the case file.
The work begins with a specific question: what conduct is attributed to the client, and what evidence is relied on to establish it? The case file is then organised, witness accounts and technical evidence are examined, and decisions during the investigation and trial are prepared. Complexity may arise from the volume of documents, the involvement of several people or the interpretation of a single piece of evidence.
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Homicide and murder
Reconstruction of events, post-mortem findings, circumstantial evidence and alleged individual involvement.
Explore this area 02Drug trafficking
Searches, intercepted communications, seized substances and the conduct attributed to each person.
Explore this area 03Sexual assault
Accounts, consent, communications, and medical, biological and psychological evidence.
Explore this area 04Serious injury offences
Injury mechanisms, the sequence of events, causation and lasting effects.
Explore this area 05Jury trials
Trial preparation, questioning witnesses and presenting evidence to the jury.
Explore this areaThe procedural position matters
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Pre-trial detention and precautionary measures
Examination of the decision and the personal and procedural circumstances to prepare appropriate applications and challenges.
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Trial, judgment and appeals
Preparation of evidence and submissions, review of the judgment and assessment of possible grounds of appeal and deadlines.
The practice also considers instructions to represent victims as private prosecutors in Spain. Legal representation and independent expert reports are defined through separate engagements.
Criminal defence and forensic sciences
A criminal defence lawyer in Madrid for cases that require every piece of evidence to be examined
A homicide, drug trafficking or sexual assault case may bring together statements, scientific reports, communications and different reconstructions of what happened. The defence begins by organising that material, identifying the conduct attributed to the client and establishing which evidence supports it and which questions remain open.
Dr Carlos Cuadrado Gómez-Serranillos, lawyer registered with ICAM under number 140625, brings his medical, psychological and criminological education to that work. The examination is adapted to the proceedings and their stage: an arrest, an investigation, an accusation already brought or preparation for trial each require different decisions.
Post-mortem reports, injuries and toxicology
Education in Medicine and Surgery, Assessment of Bodily Injury and Emergency Toxicology provides a basis for examining technical reports and preparing questions about findings, mechanisms and causation.
Qualifications and professional backgroundStatements and psychological evidence
Education in Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology and Mental Health allows a closer examination of how assessment findings were obtained and how they relate to the conclusions in the report.
Qualifications and professional backgroundInvestigations and communications
Criminology, forensic science and forensic linguistics inform the analysis of chronologies, documents and conversations. Each item is placed in context and related to the involvement attributed to the client.
Qualifications and professional backgroundBefore we begin
Frequently asked questions
Can my defence be reviewed if proceedings have already begun?
Yes. The first step is to establish the current position, the decisions already made and any pending deadlines. This information allows the engagement to be assessed and the review of the case file to be organised.
What information should I provide at the first consultation?
The court and case number, if known, the most recent summons or court decision, and a brief account of what happened. Any forthcoming date for a statement, trial or deadline should also be mentioned.
What if someone has been arrested or is on remand?
Mention this when making contact and state where the person is being held. This information makes it possible to assess the situation, establish which case records are available and define the assistance that can be provided.
How is forensic education used in the defence?
It informs the reading of reports, the preparation of witness questions and the identification of issues requiring technical examination. Where a case needs an expert report, its purpose and the involvement of the appropriate professional are considered.
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