Being legally guilty of an offence, and the concept of guilt as we know it in everyday life, are not necessarily the same thing. Being legally guilty can be quite complicated and involves principles your lawyer or duty counsel can explain to you. In order to plead guilty, the physical acts (or omissions) that you agree took place have to amount to a criminal offence. You also had to have a guilty “state of mind” at the time of the offence. In most cases, this means that your actions amounted to a criminal offence and that you meant to do it. Doing something accidently is generally not enough to support a guilty plea for most offences. Why Hire a Criminal Lawyer for Your Guilty Plea? a criminal lawyer can get to know you and your case better a criminal lawyer has more time to dedicate to researching important aspects of your case you can’t choose which duty counsel you get, but you can select your criminal lawyer a criminal lawyer does not have to prioritize clients in the same...