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Inconsistent Statements
If your case involves social media, be wary about posting anything online that might be used against you in court. Even seemingly innocuous posts should be discussed with your attorney as these could potentially contradict or undermine claims or credibility in court – for example if a personal injury plaintiff claims serious injuries yet has recent photos posted to their timeline of themselves riding roller coasters, it can damage their case significantly.
Perceived inconsistent expressions on social media can create cognitive dissonance and lead to negative evaluations of presenters (Asch and Zukier, 1984). Existing research shows that people use various strategies for reconciling inconsistent social media information: using authentic representation as a filter out contradictory data; perspective taking to compensate for situational factors; or inferring inner motives behind inconsistent behavior to lessen its impact (Hampson 1998).
Before making changes to your social media accounts, always consult an attorney first. Deleting posts that pertain to your case could constitute “spoliation of evidence”, potentially incurring penalties from the court. Furthermore, using social media as evidence collection tools requires considering that these platforms store vast amounts of data related to each post; such as when and where it was posted as well as date/time/location details about digital images posted online.
Anything Related to Alcohol Consumption
At an Alpharetta DUI stop, police will look for signs that you have been drinking such as slurred speech, the smell of alcohol or bloodshot eyes. Furthermore, they must administer one or more field sobriety tests if they suspect you of driving while under the influence. If they believe you to be under the influence, they could arrest you for DUI and can seize any evidence found pointing towards your guilt.
Alpharetta police patrol vehicles are equipped with on-dash cameras that record every traffic stop, providing evidence in court if necessary. You can request this video by filing an open records request with the Alpharetta police department and provide your case number, name, date of incident, officer name, mailing address and any additional pertinent information such as your mailing address – there may be a small fee charged upon receiving these records.
After bonding out of jail, you will typically receive a ticket that contains your court date; this court date is known as an “Arraignment”. It is essential to hire an experienced Alpharetta DUI Lawyer to represent your interests at this hearing as criminal charges and license suspension action will both need to be addressed separately; entering a guilty plea without adequately addressing license suspension action could result in losing driving privileges in Georgia for up to 12 months with no permit whatsoever.
Creating Witnesses
People should always be wary of who they communicate with online, whether as witnesses in an ongoing case or potential ones. People may try to mislead witnesses via social media by providing false information, persuading them to change their story, or altering evidence; accordingly, their privacy settings should be carefully considered and regularly assessed.
Witness online activity can also be used as evidence against them during cross-examination, for example if they frequently post photos from tailgate parties; this could demonstrate they are biased. A lawyer may assist witnesses by reviewing their social media accounts and restricting any posts that could damage credibility.
Legal standards require social media evidence to meet two standards for admissibility as court admissible evidence: relevance and authenticity. Relevance refers to whether posts, photos or videos relate directly to the key facts of the case while authenticity must be proven through timestamp verification or metadata inspection; professional social media investigation services can assist by tracking and recording backend data.
Prior to being presented in court, evidence must be accurately documented. Therefore, forensic preservation is of vital importance; any document submitted for preservation must remain unchanged by any changes or manipulation and pass an authentication process in order to accurately reflect its original form at the time of capture.
