Demonstrative Evidence Investigations
Our investigators evaluate, detect, and then verify erroneous
information in a police report. We also know how to best
illustrate deceptive and false evidence that may otherwise go
unnoticed. We pioneered the Vision Impact Graphics® system
that allows us to project exculpatory (clearing) evidence in a high
powered visual display during trial.
What is Vision Impact Graphics®?
Example 1: 
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer testified that he had
the defendant perform the field sobriety tests while standing to the
right of his front fender. He insisted that the test was
performed on a dry, flat and even surface. The CHP officer was
driving a Ford Crown Victoria, which is substantially wider than the
Dodge Neon.
The Dodge Neon was superimposed onto the shoulder for illustrative
purposes. When the jury viewed this media and realized that
the defendant must have been taking the field sobriety tests in a
ditch, an acquittal soon followed.
Example 2:
According to the arresting officer's report, the defendant
failed to come to a complete stop prior to making a right turn.
Construction was underway at the time of this alleged incident and a
right turn lane had been added which only required drivers to yield
at this intersection. Because the investigation was initiated
within a day or two after the stop and subsequent arrest, the
investigator established that the police officer was in error.
As this was, according to the arresting officer, the sole purpose
for this stop, defense counsel was successful in having the case
dismissed at a motion hearing.
Since environments frequently change, timing can be Critical in
conducting investigations.
How well are you telling and selling your
side of the story?
In
criminal cases, in spite of the court's direction to give no
more weight to police testimony than other testimony, the plain and
simple truth is that most jurors believe that police officers do not
lie and would not exaggerate. In almost every case that Vision
Investigative Services evaluates, we detect, and then verify
erroneous information in a police report. We also know
how to best illustrate deceptive and false evidence that may
otherwise go unnoticed.
Presenting evidence to a jury in
civil cases using the Vision Impact Graphics® system all but
insures that you will make your point and that the jury will
remember those points during deliberation. Can you imagine an
evidence sequence depicting a plaintiff claiming severe back
injuries resulting from an accident with your client and that very
same plaintiff is water skiing or horseback riding? This
evidence is digitally projected onto a five or six foot screen and
accompanies slides that might include medical charts and witness
statements.
