Homicide

Homicide allegations carry the highest stakes in the criminal system. Investigations often span agencies and involve extensive forensic, witness, and digital evidence.

These cases require methodical review — of timelines, scene work, expert opinions, and witness accounts — and a defense built deliberately around the evidence.

Liberate Legal works closely with clients and families to prepare carefully, communicate clearly, and pursue every reasonable defense.

• Charges following a death investigation
• Cases with disputed timelines or witness accounts
• Self-defense and defense-of-others questions
• Cases involving multiple individuals at the scene
• Allegations relying on forensic interpretation
• Cases that began as a minor investigation

The impact of these cases often reaches further than the courtroom. Common considerations include:

• Your freedom
• Pretrial detention and pretrial release conditions
• Your criminal record
• Your family and reputation
• Long-term opportunities and stability
• Your life

• Do not speak with investigators or third parties about the case.
• Preserve every document, message, photo, and item in original form.
• Avoid any public communication about the case.
• Coordinate communications with family through counsel.
• Retain experienced counsel as soon as possible.

• Speaking with investigators without counsel present.
• Discussing the case with anyone besides counsel.
• Posting about the case publicly.
• Treating early decisions as informal or low-stakes.

• You've been contacted in connection with a death investigation.
• You've been arrested or charged.
• A search warrant has been executed.
• Witnesses or family members have been interviewed.
• You're unsure exactly what is being investigated.

Every case is different. Liberate Legal helps clients:

• Review the investigative record, statements, and any forensic evidence carefully.
• Coordinate with experts when appropriate.
• Identify procedural and evidentiary issues that may matter.
• Communicate with the court and prosecutors on your behalf.
• Prepare the case deliberately and thoroughly at every stage.