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window and drop four feet. Moreover, as both persons were in a volunteer quasi-law enforcement

position, and she had her cell phone in the bedroom, she could have called 911 or the ‘back line’ to their
dispatch center. She could have called any friend or mutual friend. She did, the next morning, walk to her

house; it is not known if she told her co-habitant boyfriend. She did call a friend mutual to the defendant
and involved in the same volunteer position, to whom she first reported the incident and who transported

her to a nearby hospital for examination. At that time law enforcement was called.

The defendant was offered and accepted a non-sex assault misdemeanor.

Criminal Defense - Homicide (Expert Consultation)
Our agency was retained by counsel on behalf of the defendant. In reviewing the available prosecution

discovery, it was immediately determined that the official investigation was properly conducted and the
evidence consistent with the official reports.

Over 300 scene photographs and hundreds of pages of official reports were reviewed. A review of the

scene photographs indicates that the decedent was at the door when the knife attack began, and
identifying the initial and ultimately fatal wounds. The altercation continued outside and then the

decedent was placed back inside the entry way. By report the residence was secured at the time of law
enforcement response.

The defendant had no injuries and no blood spatter on his person. The decedent had fallen into the
exterior pool of blood at the time of arrest. With this exception, the only other blood spatter found on his
person was on part of one leg exposed by shorts.

Independent investigation was unable to support the legal theories of the defense.

Criminal Defense - Domestic Violence Assault (Expert Witness)
Our agency was retained by counsel on behalf of the defendant. The defendant was charged with assault

causing bodily injury arising from a domestic argument. The victim reported to law enforcement 13 days
post-incident and presented digital cell phone photographs (three) from the day following to the day of

report. She also sent these images to the defendant via text message from the day of the first
photograph. Her report to police and those in the text messages differed slightly, but not specific to the

purpose of our consultation.

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