When I contact someone for interview I make sure he/she knows who I am; that I am a PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; that I AM NOT a police officer and that I have been engaged by an attorney on behalf of a client.
This usually leads to the question, "Which side are you working for?"
When I reply that I am employed by the accused, I explain further that my goal is to determine what they saw, what they heard, what they know and if possible who else was there. I explain that the purpose of my enquiry is to determine WHAT HAPPENED.
This usually leads to the question, "Which side are you working for?"
When I reply that I am employed by the accused, I explain further that my goal is to determine what they saw, what they heard, what they know and if possible who else was there. I explain that the purpose of my enquiry is to determine WHAT HAPPENED.
Many times the person will tell me, "I've already talked to the police, it's all in their report." While that may be the case, the SIXTH AMENDMENT to the CONSTITUTION provides for a defendant "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations" and provides for "a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses. ." An independant investigation always identifies issues and observations that were not discovered previously.
Regardless of who is paying the bill, the the goal is the same - to establish THE TRUTH.
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