Getting all the discovery is one of the most important things, I've found. It nearly always changes the picture. This is closely followed by doing a defense investigation. A lot of attorneys either skip this part, or wait until they're sure that they're going to trial. (But, really, too many don't do it even then.) I've never understood that. Police reports do NOT always reveal the truth. Police investigations often rely on jumping to conclusions and then just trying to prove that the conclusion was right. A defense investigation will often show this.
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Getting all the discovery is one of the most important things, I've found. It nearly always changes the picture. This is closely followed by doing a defense investigation. A lot of attorneys either skip this part, or wait until they're sure that they're going to trial. (But, really, too many don't do it even then.) I've never understood that. Police reports do NOT always reveal the truth. Police investigations often rely on jumping to conclusions and then just trying to prove that the conclusion was right. A defense investigation will often show this.