Expert Witness and Consultations
Expert Witness & Litigation Consultant
Experience is proven to be an excellent resource for future litigation. There isnt very many litigation topics that Mr. Jensen hasnt thrown his hat into the discussion. He is contacted by attorneys on nearly a daily basis.
Mr. Jensen is an expert in the rules of civil procedure, rules of criminal procedures, rules of discovery, rules of evidence, rules of appellate procedures, DUI, civil rights, immunity, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, warrants, privacy, elements of offenses, torts, divorce and custody, jury instructions, pleadings and trial procedures, statutory construction, and Constitutional law, among others topics.
IN CIVIL CASES: You do not want your case to be a learning process. Mr. Jensen offers free initial consultations. He is willing to review your case for merit and procedural intregrity. If you want your day in trial, you must have correct pleadings and you must be able to demonstrate that there are disputed facts existing or an issue in controversy.
IN CRIMINAL CASES:, can you really afford to be guessing? The court does not entertain motions based on speculation. You must demonstrate to the judge that genuine facts exist before you can request a hearing before the judge. The hearings are not designed to be a tool for discovery purposes. Mr. Jensen can give you those facts and since he has litigation experience, he knows what facts the judge would be looking for.
In other words, you have nothing to lose by contacting Mr. Jensen for a free consultation.
The Scientific Method of Crime Reconstruction
Crime reconstruction typically starts with inductive reasoning, then proceeds to deductive reasoning, then involves a breaking down or analysis of facts, and then involves a building up of facts or synthesis. The number and kind of facts, together with any ambiguity or doubt associated with them, determine the level of evidentiary value. The process is almost exactly the same as the scientific method:
Step 1 -- State the problem by looking at what type of crime was committed, the legal elements of the crime, and the characteristics of the jurisdiction where the crime was committed
Step 2 -- Form a hypothesis by looking at the physical evidence and interviewing the victim or witnesses to determine motive and possible suspects
Step 3 -- Collect data by doing records checks and police checks, re-interviewing the victim, witnesses, and suspects, while trying to obtain additional witnesses and exemplar or comparison samples from suspects
Step 4 -- Test hypotheses by evaluating how truthful and reliable the stories are of each party to the crime, and weigh their stories against the physical evidence and any known physical laws that could possibly reinterpret the physical evidence
Step 5 -- Follow up on the most promising hypotheses (theories) with any and all procedures (e.g., surveillance, stings) that might prove or disprove a particular suspect is the offender
Step 6 -- Draw conclusions that are supported by court-admissible evidence leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of the offender.
The conclusions of a crime reconstruction should take one of four (4) forms about the sequence of events: (1) it can be shown to have occurred in a given manner; (2) it can be shown to have likely occurred in a given manner; (3) it can be shown to have unlikely occurred in a given manner; or (4) it cannot be shown to have occurred in a given manner. The following table adapted from Osterburg & Ward (2000) relates these levels of certainty to legally admissible levels of proof:
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Retrieving Text Messages
There are many myths about text messaging. Because we get so many calls about retrieving text messages, we will attempt to dispel some of them for you. Text messaging can only be retrieved from the carrier for a limited time depending on the carrier, or from the hand-held device. Since carriers are favoring unlimited texting more and more there is no reason for a carrier to store text messages on a hard-drive. They dont record telephone conversations ". . . so why would we care to keep text messages," so Ive been informed. Past safekeeping of text messages was for the carriers benefit, it was for billing purposes. Some carriers like Verizon store text messages for 24 hours, AT&T for 3 days, and Cricket Wireless not at all.
From the hand-held device, the SIM card stores text messages for as long as the user desires. Unwanted text messages are deleted. Cheaters tend to delete private text messages right after reading them. With the use of a SIM card recovery device, a private investigator can restore deleted text messages, up to the last 10 deleted text messages. Beyond that once the text message has been removed it stays lost.
There is a procedure for securing text messages for the present day, Jensen Investigations is familiar with that process. The requestor writes a Preservation of Evidence Letter to the carrier and delivers it immediately. That is followed up by a Subpoena for its release. However, the carrier is likely to notify the user, so dont expect any confidentiality about your request.
Please beware though, any mistake in your request will result in a negative result ("no information available") because carriers are extremely protective of their customers and respect their privacy. Its serious business.



