Chicago, IL asked in Criminal Law for Illinois

Q: If an exemployer has video of retail theft your charged with why doesn't S.A or cops have it?

Going to court since Feb. 2021. I've been told there is video, but why hasn't xemployer gave that over? Its been atleast 6 months shouldn't that been turned into law enforcement to get An arrest to b made?

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Alexander Ivakhnenko
Alexander Ivakhnenko
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Wheeling, IL
  • Licensed in Illinois

A: You need to retain a licensed criminal defense counsel who legally is ENTITLED to request any incriminating or case relevant evidence in any format for the purposes of reviewing the allegations.

Also, one of then most critical legal mistakes people make is DISCUSSING ANY ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONDUCT publicly, which essentially means discussing it on any open source public forum like here.

That should be always avoided as ANYTHING could be used by the State Attorney of Municipal prosecutor to bolster the criminal case as an admission.

Secondly, another typical mistake people make is not being proactive and diffusing a possible criminal investigation working together with an experienced criminal defense counsel to explore all legally available methods to dispose of the case without ruining one's life, future, employability and educational pursuits.

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