Defence Lawyers Protect Clients From Case Vulnerabilities

By Author: Kevin Douglas
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A good defence lawyer will make certain that his or her client is treated fairly; that evidence gathered by police is carefully evaluated and that it meets evidentiary rules of admissibility.

In legal circles, the phenomenon of taking a distorted view of evidence is known as tunnel vision. It can affect every party implicated in a case including, victims, police, lawyers and judges.

Tunnel vision is a focus on a single prosecutorial theory that can unreasonably influence those involved in an investigation and the legal ramifications that follow from it.

The bias through which evidence is approached can influence the people to whom it is subsequently passed. This problem can be compounded by institutional pressure on police to solve crimes as well as any pressure prosecutors are under to win cases.

Tunnel vision is especially likely to crop up during investigations which tend to follow simple patterns. For example, domestic assault is so common that investigators can be prone to making easy assumptions that disadvantage an individual facing a Domestic Assault Charge ...
... As a result, the chances of a wrongful conviction exponentially increase.

To avoid being becoming the subject of a wrongful conviction, individuals facing a domestic assault charge should hire a Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer. A good defence lawyer will make certain that his or her client is treated fairly; that evidence gathered by police is carefully evaluated and that it meets evidentiary rules of admissibility.

A good defence lawyer will also keep an eye out to see if the prosecutor handling the case is showing any tendency toward tunnel vision. For example, the prosecutor should demonstrate fairness and the ability to exclude any notion of winning or losing a case when examining evidence. A prosecutor should also show the ability to exercise contrarian thinking and be able to make difficult decisions that may not be popular.

A skilled defence lawyer watches closely for signs of a corrupt investigation. Corruption tends to occur in instances where police are convinced they have identified the perpetrator of a crime and are then tempted to use dubious investigative practices to achieve their ends.

It is not uncommon for a prosecutors’ vulnerability toward tunnel vision to be amplified by systemic factors such as pubic pressure, weak circumstantial or questionable evidence or a close association between the legal and police teams working the case.

Author Bio:
The author of this article is affiliated with Kostman & Pyzer Barristers Toronto Criminal Lawyers, a criminal defence law firm serving clients in the Greater Toronto area and elsewhere in the province of Ontario.For more information visit: www.torontodefencelawyers.com