Difference between revisions of "Vietnam Criminal Defense Manual - First meeting with client"
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* Record witnesses background information and current employment. | * Record witnesses background information and current employment. | ||
− | + | '''Witness Statements''' | |
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− | + | * Were witness statements tape recorded? | |
− | + | * Were witness statements written as notes by the police? | |
− | + | * Were witness statements written by the witness themselves? | |
− | + | * What was the witness's motive to give a statement? | |
− | + | * Were the statements based on the observations of the witness or what the witness heard? | |
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+ | '''Physical Evidence''' | ||
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+ | * How was the evidence obtained by the police? | ||
+ | * Is evidence fragile or stable? | ||
+ | * What is the chain of custody? | ||
+ | * Has the evidence been tested? | ||
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+ | '''Hard or Soft Evidence''' | ||
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