SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response Blog: Tag - Ethics

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In a recent criminal case the defendant admitted he was under the influence at the time of arrest. However, the prosecutor overreached, charging the defendant with attempted kidnapping. According to the defendant, an officer took statements at the scene using mobile recording equipment. These recordings were said to contain exculpatory evidence.

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The defense wanted to review the statements taken at the scene, but law enforcement could not produce them. Conflicting testimony was given about whether the recordings had ever been made so a judge agreed that an expert could investigate.

Given that the

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