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The practice The team · Three experts, over 110 years Professor Gregory Gilbertson (Ret.) Sheriff Robert Snaza · Independent consultant FBI Special Agent Christopher Holland (Ret.) · Independent consultant Law enforcement expert witness · What the discipline covers
Deficient Investigations · Missed Witnesses & Evidence

What the Investigation
Never Collected

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An investigation is judged as much by what it did not do: the canvass that stopped a door short, the witness never located, the evidence noted but never pursued. The analysis reconstructs what standardized procedure required and documents the gaps.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Missed or unlocated witnesses
  • Inadequate witness canvassing
  • Ignored and mishandled evidence
  • Crime-scene security, preservation and documentation
  • Officer and civilian interview procedures
How it is analyzed

The complete investigative file against the scene: reports, canvass records, interview notes, scene documentation and photographs, compared with what standardized investigative procedure called for.

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From the Library

Working references for this practice area.

Guides for retaining counsel, written from the same record this analysis reads.

The SceneCrime Scene Documentation StandardsRead the guideAsked OftenWhat Is Chain of Custody?Read the guideIdentificationWhat Is a Photo Lineup? Identification Procedures on the RecordRead the guideThe TimelineBuilding the Record ChronologyRead the guideAsked OftenBrady and Giglio Material in Police FilesRead the guideAsked OftenDoes the Expert Need the Complete Record?Read the guide

The Library, in full

“The judge mentioned the credibility of his report in hearings. Highly effective in securing a dismissal with prejudice for our client.”
Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, Ph.D., Attorney at Law · Everett, WA
Questions

Before the record is sent.

Can gaps really be proven, not just argued?
Yes, from the file itself: procedures that standardized practice requires leave records when done, and silence where they were skipped. The opinion sources each gap.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written expert report, with a bullet-point outline approved with counsel before writing begins. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
Retain

Send the investigative file.

Attorney and law-firm inquiries only. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

Missed witnesses & evidence inquiry

For counsel examining what an investigation failed to collect.

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Conflicts are checked before any substantive discussion. Please do not send privileged material with a first inquiry; after retention the record is exchanged on physical media. Gregory consults for attorneys and their staff only, and does not provide legal advice or attorney referrals to individuals.

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