eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role
Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role Review what digital evidence law enforcement has collected: discovery motions, social media records, provider records, surveillance [...]
May 2026
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Scene
Assessing the Scene When assessing a scene, look for surveillance cameras, potential witnesses, nearby businesses, social media activity around the [...]
April 2026
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Involved Persons
Assessing Involved Persons Check the digital footprint of involved persons—social media activity, devices you may have access to, provider records, [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Client
Assessing the Client During client assessment, identify the client’s devices, service provider, social media accounts, associates, cloud backups, and vehicle [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment
The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment Follow a repeatable process. Use the ABCs: Assess, Baseline, Collect. Assess the client, scene, [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence GalleryeLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence
Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence A repeatable approach is essential when collecting or evaluating digital evidence, this helps you [...]
March 2026
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Digital Evidence Handling
Digital Evidence Handling Electronic evidence are sensitive to heat, cold, humidity, shock, static, and magnetic fields. Use paper bags, envelopes, [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Basic Digital Evidence Handling
Basic Digital Evidence Handling When handling digital devices, avoid viewing files or opening programs. Photograph the device front and back, [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Chain of Custody Matters
Why Chain of Custody Matters Chain of custody shows how digital evidence was handled, packaged, stored, and transferred. Proper documentation [...]
February 2026
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Chain of Custody & Documentation
Chain of Custody & Documentation Chain of Custody proves the evidence was never altered or tampered with, protecting its admissibility [...]
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation GalleryeLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation
🖨️ Need a report you can email or print? Use “Export Single Item” to quickly generate a small PDF with [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule GalleryeLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule
Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule Admissible digital evidence must be relevant, authentic, and reliable. Metadata and a clear [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: When to Bring in an Expert
When to Bring in an Expert Digital evidence collection, preservation, and validation often require specialized expertise and software. Bringing in [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integr
Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integrity For digital evidence to be admissible in court, it must be validated—typically through metadata. If [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time
🗃️ Open multiple Report files at once. Cellebrite Reader lets you search and analyze multiple phones at once—great for co-defendant [...]
January 2026
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Forensic Collection Is Essential
Why Forensic Collection Is Essential Digital evidence must be collected forensically. Using proper tools—including write blockers—prevents metadata from being altered [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking
📌 Tag & Bookmark key data. Found a key call, chat, or location? Tag it, and bookmark it for instant [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence
What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence Avoid opening or viewing files directly—doing so changes critical metadata. Metadata shows when [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout
🧵 View messages in conversation layout. Click the chat icon in Cellebrite Reader to display messages as they appear on [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What is Metadata?
What is Metadata? Metadata is what makes digital evidence admissible in court. All Digital Evidence contains metadata, metadata can show [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices
Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices Evidence collected not following the best practices and standards will be inadmissible. Using standards and [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement GalleryeLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement Prevent wrongful convictions and give effective representation for your client by using the Best [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search
Need to find an address, keyword, or name across thousands of messages? ✅ Type it in the Global Search bar. [...]
2-Minute Tip #10: Build a Repeatable Triage System
Success with digital evidence comes from process—not luck. Use the DECAM Method every time: 🔍 A – Assess: devices, [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation
📚 PDF reports aren’t enough. The Cellebrite Reader (UFDR) report has searchable, sortable, and visual data. It's the version you [...]
2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement Gallery2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
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2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
Police may seize, search, or extract from digital devices—but discovery often lacks full transparency. Things to ask: • What [...]
2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts
Digital evidence is only as good as your ability to explain and preserve it. Delays in retaining experts mean [...]
December 2025
2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion
Messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, and Snapchat are designed to erase or encrypt data. Once messages vanish, they are [...]
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 3: Keep Organized
⏱️ Timezones make or break digital evidence. Set the time zone correctly in Cellebrite Reader to avoid misleading timelines. 📍 [...]
2-Minute Tip #6: Preserve Integrity of Digital Evidence
Proper principles of digital evidence collection prevents the change of important metadata. Prevent the spoilation of digital evidence 📌 [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Standards & Best Practices Matter
Standards & Best Practices Matter Digital evidence collection must follow repeatable, defensible procedures. Avoid viewing files manually—digital evidence is fragile [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 2: Hidden Data you might miss unless you change timeline settings Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 2: Hidden Data you might miss unless you change timeline settings
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 2: Hidden Data you might miss unless you change timeline settings
Default Timeline settings may hide exculpatory information When in the timeline tab go into timeline settings and check off every [...]
2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits
Google retains Location History and Gmail content—but not forever, and not always fully. With consent or court order, you [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What is Digital Evidence?
What is Digital Evidence? Digital Evidence is in 90% of cases and is extremely compelling. What is Digital Evidence? Information [...]
2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now
Social Media content is easily deleted, altered, or lost—and screenshots are NOT enough. Evidence may live in: • DMs [...]
- eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 1: Expedite your searches Gallery
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 1: Expedite your searches
Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Location Data, Mobile Device Forensics
eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 1: Expedite your searches
🧠 Don't just open Cellebrite reports—navigate them. The UFDR Reader unlocks more than data. It gives you search, tagging, and [...]
2-Minute Tip #3: Lock Down On Scene Video
CCTV and smart camera systems auto-delete video on a rolling basis—sometimes every 24 hours. Smart doorbells (like Ring or [...]
2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
Location data from cell providers is often only retained for 7 to 90 days. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each [...]
2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
Location data from cell providers is often only retained for 7 to 90 days. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Time-Sensitive Digital Evidence
Digital evidence is time sensitive. Assess the digital evidence you have, triage for time sensitive parts of the digital evidence [...]
eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Time-Sensitive Digital Evidence
Digital evidence is time sensitive. Assess the digital evidence you have, triage for time sensitive parts of the digital evidence [...]
2-Minute Tip #1: Triage First, Not Last
Digital evidence is time sensitive. Treat it like physical evidence left in the rain. Begin every case with a [...]
November 2025
Advanced Digital Cell Phone Forensics: A New Lifeline for the Defense
How Advanced Repair, Unlocking, and Deep Data Recovery Are Transforming Defense Investigations When a criminal case turns on the contents [...]
October 2025
The Scope: Hundreds of Millions of Devices, Millions of Affected Defendants
Missed Digital Evidence? There’s a Way Back In Why Public Defenders Should Revisit Old iPhones in Serious Felony and Post-Conviction [...]
September 2025
A Pathway to Justice: The First Post-Conviction Review Criteria for Digital Evidence
In today’s criminal justice landscape, digital evidence plays a central role in most cases—but it is rarely revisited after a [...]
July 2025
Causes and Impact of Digital Evidence in Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful Convictions Happen The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded thousands of exonerations since 1989 and recent studies estimate that 4% [...]
The Evolution of Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases
The use of digital evidence in criminal cases has evolved over time as technology has advanced and now constitutes 90% [...]
The Need for Post-Conviction Review
More people have been wrongfully convicted due to digital evidence than most realize. Through our work with public defenders, we [...]