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Examination of Evidence

"Physical evidence cannot be intimidated.  It does not forget.  It sets there  and waits to be detected, preserved, evaluated and explained."

Herbert Leon MacDonnell "The Evidence Never Lies"

To have evidence constitutes having power.  The power to demonstrate the events of the crime; the who, what, when and where.  The power to place a witness on the stand knowing his or her story is corroborated by the evidence.

In most cases, we recommend that we be allowed to conduct our own inspection of the evidence prior to any testimony or preparation of report of examination.  In today's world where investigators make the decision of what evidence merits analysis, it is possible not all the necessary evidence received the examinations that will provide greater insight into the evidence and the case.  By our inspection, we can better inform the attorney as what they can expect as this evidence becomes part of the court case.

In certain instances, we will also recommend the attorney have analysis conducted on some of the un-analyzed evidence.  In that circumstance, we make every attempt to provide the attorney with the name of a lab that will provide quality and unbiased examinations utilizing methods that are generally accepted in the scientific community.

 We would recommend obtaining a court order whenever these examinations are anticipated.