Criminal Defence Investigations
Not everyone charged with committing a crime is guilty, that is why we have court, a trial, for more serious offenses a committal hearing, then a trial. If you need to gather evidence, to prepare for court, you need a private investigator.
For a Townsville criminal defence investigation, Townsville criminal defence investigator, Townsville investigators. To investigate, phone 07 47788970, email us at [email protected] or use our 24/7 Contact Us form, free quotes.
We have over 30 years investigating experience, including investigating as a Police Officer. We have good knowledge of the system, legislation, and evidentiary requirements, possibly better than some Police, looking at the briefs that come across our desk. The Police are hampered by directions, and guidelines, that go against what most would understand as justice. The standard of investigation seems to have fallen.
We need something to work with, to investigate, we need the accused to be available, to be able to work out a timeline, to find out where to search for information, witnesses, exculpatory evidence. We can either be engaged by the solicitor, or engaged directly by the accused, the defendant. There may be a Police Brief available, setting out what is alleged, either the initial brief, or the full court brief.
Having a client who is innocent is good, being able to show that they are innocent, that the criminal standard can't be reached, is better. Yes, innocent people get convicted; yes, guilty people go free. We are a Townsville criminal defence investigation, Townsville criminal defence investigator, Townsville private investigator service. We follow the evidence. We get out and search for evidence, for witnesses, for information; a solicitor waits for it to be delivered.
Often a Police investigation is sketchy. They tend to zone in on one suspect, and forsake all other possibilities. Their objective is to prove the elements of the offence, beyond reasonable doubt. A court isn't about truth, guilt and innocence, it is about what can be proved or inferred, what evidence is acceptable, and the precedent in a case. The burden of proof generally rests with the Police (although in an ever widening number of cases, once a low standard is reached the onus of proof can switch).
Community attitudes also play a part, in a jury trial; here, if the charged offence is topical, and community outrage stimulated, the jury tends to convict more easily, on less evidence. We are a Queensland licensed Townsville private investigator, Townsville criminal defence investigator, Townsville criminal defence investigation, Townsville investigators, private detectives, investigation service, experienced and local.
One of the hardest things for police to accept is the fact that they do not own a witness; a witness may be interviewed by both the prosecution, and defence, representatives, prior to court (except in particular matters relating to juveniles, such as sex offence complaints, where 'in camera' statements are taken).