CRIMINAL DEFENSE LITIGATION

Hughes Fields & Stoby provides top shelf criminal defence litigators who are dedicated to protecting the citizens of Guyana and any person in Guyana faced with arrest and/or criminal prosecution.

Our team of aggressive, experienced and trusted attorneys is committed to aggressive representation of all the firm’s clients.

C.A. Nigel Hughes, who is one of the top criminal defence litigators in Guyana, leads a team of very experienced aggressive trial advocates.

Arrest detention and charges.
Any person in Guyana can be arrested and detained for up to seventy two hours (72 hours) on reasonable suspicion of having committed an offence.

In some instances it is possible to obtain bail from the station at which the person is detained.

Persons in Guyana can be charged with summary offences, indictable offences or a hybrid of the two.

Except for the offences of murder, treason, and trafficking in narcotics, bail can be granted by the presiding magistrate.

It is of critical importance that you consult with a lawyer as soon as possible after your arrest as there is the grave danger that you might place yourself in considerable jeopardy by the statements both oral and written you may elect to give to the police.

We strongly recommend that you restrain from providing the police with any statement whether oral or written unless you have had an opportunity to secure professional advice.