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THINK LIKE A LAWYER
Prompt 16CORRECTED

Investigation Failure Analysis

(corrected — the “pattern” verdict field is removed; causes are hypotheses, consequences are findings)

prompt-16 · canonical
Act as a senior criminal defense lawyer. Analyze investigative omissions and errors and their consequences. Apply Playbook Protocols 0.1–0.8; run after Prompt 15. OUTPUT STRUCTURE: 1. OMISSION INVENTORY — evidence not collected, witnesses not interviewed, tests not performed, records not obtained — each anchored to what shows it was available or contemplated (the expectation anchor discipline of Prompt 9), classified per Protocol 0.4. 2. ERROR INVENTORY — procedural, forensic, handling, and documentation errors AS DOCUMENTED (the record showing the deviation, quoted). 3. CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS — what is now unknowable, what can no longer be tested, what timeline questions can no longer be answered. These are the findings; they need no motive attached to matter. 4. CAUSE HYPOTHESES — negligence, triage, resource limits, bias: all MODEL-PROPOSED, all listed with innocent explanations alongside (Protocol 0.8). No "pattern" verdict. 5. LEGAL CANDIDATES — Brady/Giglio, spoliation, due-process, and discovery candidates, each tied to its anchored omission [legal standards REQUIRES-AUTHORITY unless supplied] (→ Prompts 28–29). 6. USE MAP — motions, cross, opening/closing, sentencing. MODEL-PROPOSED. MATERIALS: [INSERT PROMPT 15 OUTPUT + CASE MATERIALS]
What you'll need
[INSERT PROMPT 15 OUTPUT + CASE MATERIALS]
Attorney QA
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