Evidence Collection
Basic tutorial for evidence collection
As a Lawyer, you will need to collect evidence to protect your client and prove their inocence. You can do this in multiple ways, here are the most common ones.
Basic Inquiry and Requests
Basic inquiries can be done by speaking with your client and any witnesses that might have seen anything to aid in your case. You can request they give you the evidence or they go and testify for your case. The witnesses or civilian parties have the right to deny your request after which you can ask them for a statement if they are a witness. If the piece of evidence is crucial, you can request the Judge fill out a search and seizure warrant for the collection of the evidence that is being ommited.
Hiring Investigators
You can hire an investigator to investigate the case for you and return with any evidence or statements they might find within the confines of the law.
Getting other firm members to help conduct intervies
If you are apart of a law firm or are working with someone else on the case, you can both request interviews with the witnesses.
Once you have a list of your evidence, you must turn it in to the assigned Court Clerk or Judge at least 3 days before the trial.
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