Arrests are made by police officers, usually in the moment, and are based upon “probable cause” (which is loosely defined as being facts and circumstances sufficient to believe that a particular person committed a particular crime).
Prosecutions are commenced by prosecutors (lawyers), usually after an arrest has been made, and are levied based upon a good faith belief that sufficient competent and admissible evidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a particular person has committed a particular crime. The standards are not the same.
You will likely have no success in convincing a cop who is hell bent on arresting you that s/he’s got it wrong (and you will likely do yourself more long term harm by trying… which is why you should invoke and let your lawyer do the explaining for you at the appropriate time, in the appropriate place and in the appropriate fashion) but your lawyer may have a better chance at convincing an Assistant State Attorney that for any of a variety of reasons the cop on the scene got it wrong.
In all felony cases (and in some misdemeanors) the State Attorney’s Office uses the interim period in between arrest and arraignment (varying from 21 – 30 days) to review each arrest for “PC” and then to determine if the case is provable in good faith in court. If it exists, then during this “pre-file” period a skilled and experienced criminal defense lawyer can piece together persuasive evidence and argument in an effort to convince the State to fore go prosecution entirely, to amend or reduce charges or possibly to negotiate an immediate resolution which is satisfactory to everyone involved (cops, civilian victims, the State’s sensibilities and to the Defendant). This does not always work, and many if not most case are effectively rubber stamped and filed by the State precisely as charged by the arresting officer(s), but it is almost always worth the effort.
Cops have an expression that goes like this: “You might beat the rap but you won’t beat the ride”.
And they are correct. Being arrested is like being caught in a rip current. Fight it and you are likely to drown. If you recognize the rip current for what it is, let it take you as it will for a bit and when it sets you free then simply swim to shore, then you come out a winner. Swim against it and your odds at a happy ending exponentially decrease. If you find yourself in the position of being arrested then let it happen. Be cooperative and as pleasant as possible and invoke your rights to remain silent and to speak to your lawyer. Then, when you are safely ashore, call me, and let Michael A,. Haber, P.A. work toward getting your good name cleared.
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Top notch, very skilled, and highly attentive. Mr. Haber is a fantastic criminal defense attorney. 
- Thanks again. You are second to none when it comes to defending your clients. For that, I thank you
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