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SURVEILLANCE
Chinese proverb "Those without patience have nothing".
I like this quote because surveillance, conducted
properly, requires
a ton of patience. If
you lose your concentration
only for a second,
you may find your
target long gone. There
are several issues
that must be addressed
in order to accomplish
your objective.
1. Legal surveillance
must be strictly
adhered
too. If you think
what you are doing
is illegal,
it probably is.
2.Your equipment
such as camcorders and cameras
must be in perfect
condition.
Long range photo
and binoculars must
be powerful
enough so that at
long distance range
you
can make positive
identification of
your
target.
3.You must update
your legal knowledge of
the rules of evidence
and other issues
concerning invasion
of privacy while
maintaining
the legal and civil
rights of the target.
4. Should the investigator
be required to
testify he must be
well prepared and
under
no circumstances
exaggerate and tell
a lie.
A good Attorney and
Judge can spot a
liar
almost instantly.
Possibly, your entire
investigation
goes down if you
lose your credibility.
5. Should your evidence
or testimony be needed
in another state
or
jurisdiction, a good
investigator will
study
the rules of procedure,
evidence,
and admissibility
in that jurisdiction.
A reasonably good Attorney can turn surveillance
to dust if proper procedures are not adhered
too. It is essential that evidence presented
to your court as factual evidence such as
to identity, time, place and circumstances
as existed during the surveillance. Even
mundane events may be challenged in court.
You take a camcorder
for surveillance
and
the target might
not appear for several
hours
and all you have
is cats running around
the
yard and figure the
judge does not need
that
evidence so you edit
the tape. Don't edit.
Should you have film
to be developed be
sure
and have the camera
negatives remain
intact..
Do not cut apart
the negatives. Gaps
in photos
and tapes may get
you surveillance
thrown
out of court.
We go the extra mile
for our clients, we
do not charge for
consultations with either
the Attorney or Client.
Should the case be
complicated we do
not charge for time in
the law library educating
ourselves and bringing
us up to date in
knowledge of the latest
issues.
Be aware that ideas
and suggestion on
this
page represent a
very small part of
a successful
surveillance. There
are hundreds of books
written on this subject.
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Denver, CO 80247
303-813-9586 (Office)
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