(Ebook) Principles of Investigative Documentation by Philip Becnel, Scott J. Krischke, Alexandra K. Becnel ISBN 9780398094386, 0398094381

(Ebook) Principles of Investigative Documentation by Philip Becnel, Scott J. Krischke, Alexandra K. Becnel ISBN 9780398094386, 0398094381

"In the years since this book's initial publication, my co-author, Scott Krischke, and I have continued to build upon the principles outlined in the first edition. Scott worked as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of New York City and is presently at the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis, where he represents defendants facing serious federal criminal charges. For the second edition, we tapped my wife, Alexandra Becnel, to co-write some of the new sections. Before becoming a partner at my firm and attending the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Baltimore Law Review and a Maryland State Bar Business Law Fellow. I remain the managing partner of Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group LLC in Washington, D.C., where I am in the enviable position of choosing my own cases and working with some of the most talented investigators in the country. Our common denominator is a passion for criminal defense. Our career trajectories have all veered toward high-stakes cases that require meticulous documentation, and (particularly for Scott and Alexandra) public service and representing underdogs. Doing this work, we have all witnessed horrifying instances of wrongful convictions, invariably brought about by a missed or hidden piece of evidence, or a mischaracterization by the prosecution that the defense was unable to debunk until it was too late. These experiences lead us to conclude that proper documentation matters most in criminal cases, and that a book about documenting investigations would serve the greatest good by focusing on the rights of those accused of crimes"--