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Guides for understanding a criminal case

Practical, question-based guides on police reports, discovery, timelines, and how families and defense teams can get organized — written and reviewed by founder Christine Burke.

How to Review a Police Report for Inconsistencies

A step-by-step method for reading a police report closely and spotting internal contradictions, timeline gaps, and details that conflict with other records.

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What Is Criminal Discovery?

A plain-English explanation of criminal discovery: what it is, what it typically includes, and why reviewing it carefully matters for the defense.

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Criminal Discovery Documents: A Family's Checklist

A practical checklist families can use to gather, label, and organize the discovery documents in a loved one's criminal case.

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How to Build a Timeline From Police Reports

How to turn narrative police reports into a clear, chronological timeline that exposes gaps and contradictions.

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Police Report vs. Probable Cause Affidavit

The difference between a police report and a probable cause affidavit, and why comparing the two can be revealing.

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What to Do When Criminal Discovery Appears Incomplete

Steps to take when the discovery you have seems to be missing reports, recordings, or exhibits referenced in the record.

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Questions to Ask a Defense Attorney About the Police Investigation

A focused list of questions to bring to a defense attorney about how the police investigation was conducted and documented.

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What AI Can and Cannot Do When Reviewing a Criminal Case

An honest look at where AI helps with criminal case review — and where human judgment and licensed professionals remain essential.

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How Families Can Help Organize a Loved One's Criminal Case

Concrete ways family members can support a defense by organizing documents, tracking dates, and preparing questions.

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Why Page-Level Citations Matter in Criminal Case Review

Why every finding in a case review should point to a specific page — and how citations make a review trustworthy and usable.

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