1) Effecvely Using Social Media at Trial, and 2) Defending ... · 1) Effecvely Using Social Media...
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1)Effec(velyUsingSocialMediaatTrial,and2)DefendingCasesinHighCrimeAreasPresentedby:MichaelE.Phillips,AGorneyandDavidEaton,AGorney
MichaelE.PhillipsAGorney
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P.C.• Ac(velyPrac(cesinMississippiandNorthCarolina.• ExperiencedLi(gator,havingtriedcasesacrossthe
Southeast.
DavidEatonAGorney
PlacePhotoHere(Op(onal)• AFoundingShareholderofHagwoodandTipton,
P.C.• Ac(velyPrac(cesinTennesseeandNorthCarolina.• ExperiencedLi(gator,havingtriedcasesacrossthe
Southeast.
Effec%velyUsingSocialMediaatTrial
• DiscoveryRequestsandUsingElectronicDiscoveryPre-trial
• SubpoenaingRecordsfromFacebook,TwiGer,PhoneCarriers,etc.
MakingSocialMediaRelevant• Peopleputeverythingontheinternet• Neverunderes%matetheabilityofawitnesstolie• Apicture(orvideo,ortweet….)isworthathousand
words• Iden%fica%onofwitnesses• Preserva%onofevidence• Impeachmentvalue• Lowervalueofcase• WhodoesthePlain%fffollowandwhatdothey‘like’
DefendingCasesinHighCrimeAreas• AtmosphereofViolence• Crimesta(s(cs• Policecalllogs• SecurityMeasures
• CantheCriminalbeDeterred?• CommunityComparison• Judicial/LegalReali(es
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