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Police Misconduct · Fabricated or Suppressed Evidence

Evidence That Was Made,
Hidden or Lost

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Evidence handling has rules precisely because cases die without them. Fabrication, planting, suppression, concealment, and loss each leave procedural fingerprints in the chain of custody, and the analysis surfaces them.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Fabricated and planted evidence
  • Suppressed or concealed evidence
  • Lost and mishandled evidence
  • Chain-of-custody practices
  • Failure to preserve exculpatory evidence
How it is analyzed

Property and evidence logs, chain-of-custody records, crime-scene documentation, lab submissions, and the agency's evidence policies, traced against standardized evidence-handling procedure.

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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.

Asked OftenBrady and Giglio Material in Police FilesRead the guideThe CameraBody-Worn Camera Policy: Activation, Review and Retention on the RecordRead the guideThe PaperHow Police Reports FailRead the guideThe ProtocolHow an Officer-Involved Shooting Is InvestigatedRead the guideIA ReviewInternal Affairs Review: The Practice StandardsRead the guideThe StatementOfficer Statements After a Use of Force: Timing, Sequence and the RecordRead the guide

The Library, in full

Questions

Before the record is sent.

Is this analysis useful before discovery closes?
That is the best time. Early review identifies what records should exist and do not, so counsel can pursue them while the record is still open.
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 evidence record.

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

Evidence handling inquiry

For counsel with a fabrication, suppression, or disclosure matter.

Inquiry sent.

You will hear back directly. If the matter is urgent, call (239) 571-1840.

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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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