Yet in criminal cases, it s much more straightforward. Usually it starts with a singular human event. That interrupts what s normal. There s physical evidence. The case is about getting to what really happened and resolving it.
Nobody s interested in just piling up hours.
Playing games just makes our job harder. I didn t really understand that until I got in the DA s office, Harford explains. They say that DA work gets in your blood and you never really get over it. Both Harford and O Donnell say that moving to the other side, from prosecution to defense, has made them reassess the police. I mean beyond asking questions you always do that just to get things straight.