Title: Evidence, Conflict in Evidence, Lack of Evidence | Jacksonville Criminal Lawyers
Headings: Evidence, Conflict in Evidence, Lack of Evidence
Evidence, Conflict in Evidence, Lack of Evidence
SHORSTEIN, LASNETSKI, & GIHON

Content: These conflicts can add up, and often do, to reasonable doubt. However, it is the prior meticulous preparation before trial that pays off during trial. What is a lack of evidence and how will it help me? One of the arrows in almost every defendant's quiver is the lack of follow through on the part of law enforcement. Once an arrest is made, the case is handed off to the State Attorney's Office. The prosecutor can request further investigation be done, but there is often a culture where prosecutors and officers expect everyone to plead guilty, so little to no investigation is done after the arrest. Then, if the prosecutor gets close to trial and feels like the case is likely to go to trial, they often then begin to work the case up. However, many times it is to late to undue the damage already done. For example, in a burglary case, evidence may not have been preserved for fingerprints. In a robbery case, law enforcement may not have obtained surveillance video from surrounding businesses.