If you have been charged with a crime, a private investigator is a critical component of your criminal defense team.
Private investigators work closely with criminal defense attorneys, and they marshal and evaluate evidence in support of the accused / defendant.
While law enforcement and prosecutorial bodies are indispensable to the preservation of order in our society, contrary to popular belief, they do not always wear white hats. It is their job to arrest, charge, and convict people who they suspect have engaged in criminal activity. To that end, they are motivated… The burden of proof is on the state.
The presumption of innocence is a fundamental principle that every person is innocent unless and until proven guilty. Unfortunately, today this concept does not carry the same gravitas as it once did. There are entirely too many criminal prosecutions based on dubious evidence and too many people wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit (this is not limited to DNA evidence-based exonerations). Our firm has encountered multiple instances of prosecutorial misconduct, some rather egregious. Resources and funding at the state’s disposal far outweigh those available to the defense.
An experienced criminal defense investigator is not only able to access and analyze information from restricted databases, open-source intelligence, social media platforms, etc., but is also able to physically locate and interview witnesses. This may seem like an antiquated investigative technique in today’s digital world, but it is integral to the completeness and successful outcome of a criminal investigation.
A private investigator’s adeptness to interact with people of various backgrounds effectively and tactfully is crucial. Further, a quality criminal defense investigator can analyze information and think critically and unconventionally because an inconsistency or a detail that seems minor at first glance may be the one that exonerates the defendant. We learned this a long time ago and are cautious of “knee-jerk” reactions to any piece of information regardless of how trivial it may seem. Moreover, eyewitness identification and one’s memories are highly fallible and are among the most unreliable evidence upon which a defendant can be convicted (contrary to what you see on TV).
Make no mistake – unlike a civil case where only Your money or property is on the line, the stakes in a criminal proceeding are enormous because Your liberty – and potentially life – is on the line. If you have been charged with a crime, contact our office so that you have an experienced criminal defense investigator on your team.