The Value of a Thorough Background Check in Criminal Defense

As we discussed before, background checks are invaluable to any investigation. Background checks are considerably more than simple database reports and are an absolute necessity. After all, you don’t know what you don’t know, which couldn’t be more true than in the...

The Reid Technique – A defense investigator’s perspective

Anyone who has been in criminal defense for any reasonable amount of time has heard the name “Reid Technique.” Law enforcement and DA’s offices love it; defense attorneys hate it. The prosecution calls it getting the truth; the defense calls it coercion. But what...