Creating a defence strategy Protesters face deeply undemocratic laws. Some choose to publicly fight the legitimacy of their case, knowing that they may get worse sentences as a result. Others try different means to reduce the length of imprisonment so that they are free to protest again. These are both legitimate legal strategies. Your lawyer will develop a defence strategy. They will: 1) Review all available information; 2) Check the law to determine the essential elements of the crime; 3) Investigate the facts of your case; 4) Predict what the prosecutor will say. Based on this, your lawyer will decide the weaknesses in your case and the weaknesses in the prosecution. They will do this by looking at the evidence that supports you and the evidence that supports the prosecution. Your defence strategy will be either: (1) Confession; (2) Denial; (3) Admit-and-justify.