Not sure what may be wrong with your case or which motion may apply? The Case Diagnostic Service is designed to help identify potential legal issues before you spend money ordering individual motions.

Our team reviews the materials you provide and evaluates the case for possible constitutional, evidentiary, procedural, discovery, pretrial, and sentencing issues.

Depending on what is available, we may examine:

• Police and supplemental reports
• Discovery
• Charging documents
• Search warrants and affidavits
• Body-camera and squad-camera footage
• Recorded interviews and interrogations
• Court transcripts
• Prior motions and court rulings
• Witness statements
• Forensic and laboratory reports
• Digital evidence
• Sentencing records
• Other case-related materials

The Case Diagnostic may include:

• Identification of potential legal issues
• Explanation of the applicable statutes, rules, constitutional provisions, and case law
• Analysis of how those authorities may apply to the facts provided
• Identification of missing or potentially important evidence
• Recommended motions or additional investigative steps
• A written legal memorandum explaining the findings
• A practical roadmap for possible next steps

A diagnostic review might identify issues such as:

• Police stopped a vehicle without sufficient legal justification
• A search warrant may contain misleading or incomplete information
• A statement may have been taken after invocation of the right to counsel
• Important body-camera footage has not been produced
• A witness identification procedure may have been suggestive
• A police report conflicts with video evidence
• Potential Brady or Giglio material should be requested
• A pretrial detention order may warrant additional review
• A sentencing record contains incorrect or incomplete information

Already know which motion you want prepared? Our Individual Motion Drafting Service provides focused review, legal research, and preparation of a fact-specific draft motion based on the materials supplied.

Before drafting, we review the relevant portions of the case record so the motion can be tailored to the actual facts rather than relying on a generic template.

Examples include:

• Motion to Suppress Evidence
• Motion to Quash Arrest
• Motion to Quash Warrant
• Probable-cause challenges
• Challenges to warrantless searches
• Challenges to unlawful traffic stops
• Challenges to prolonged detention
• Consent-search challenges
• Challenges to searches exceeding the scope of a warrant
• Challenges involving false or misleading warrant information

Example: Police search a vehicle after a traffic stop, but the reports do not clearly establish reasonable suspicion, probable cause, consent, or another lawful basis for the search. The relevant reports, video, and other evidence can be reviewed to determine whether a suppression motion may be supported.

Examples include:

• Motion to Suppress Statements
• Miranda issues
• Invocation of the right to counsel
• Invocation of the right to remain silent
• Invalid Miranda waivers
• Coerced statements
• Involuntary confessions
• Custodial-recording issues

Example: A defendant asks for an attorney during an interrogation, but questioning continues and additional statements are obtained. The interrogation recording and reports can be reviewed to determine whether suppression arguments may exist.

Examples include:

• Motion to Suppress Identification
• Photo-array challenges
• Lineup challenges
• Show-up identification issues
• Suggestive identification procedures
• Eyewitness reliability motions
• Requests involving eyewitness experts

Example: A witness initially expresses uncertainty but later becomes confident after repeated exposure to the defendant's photograph. The identification procedure may require closer review.

Other possible motions include:

• Motion in Limine
• Motion to Sever
• Motion to Dismiss
• Motion to Compel Discovery
• Brady/Giglio motions
• Expert or forensic-evidence challenges
• Confidential-informant motions
• Speedy-trial motions
• Evidence-preservation motions
• Pretrial detention or release motions

Pretrial detention can significantly affect a person's ability to work, support family members, prepare a defense, and participate meaningfully in the case.

NPC can assist with research and drafting concerning Illinois detention and release issues.

• Motion to Reconsider Detention
• Motion for Pretrial Release
• Review of detention-hearing findings
• Challenges to the State's evidentiary proffer
• Review of detention deadlines
• Rule 604(h) research
• Detention appeal research
• Release-condition proposals
• Release-plan preparation
• Review of procedural errors at detention hearings

A release request may be stronger when it presents the court with specific alternatives to detention.

We can help organize information concerning:

• Stable housing
• Employment
• Family supervision or support
• Treatment programs
• Transportation
• No-contact arrangements
• Curfew
• Electronic monitoring
• Substance-use treatment
• Mental-health treatment
• Other case-specific release conditions

A person has been detained because the State argues that no release conditions can adequately address the court's concerns. The client has stable housing, employment, family supervision, available treatment, and transportation. Those facts may be organized into a structured release proposal for consideration in connection with an appropriate filing.

You cannot properly evaluate a criminal case without access to the evidence.

This service is intended primarily for clients who have not received important discovery, transcripts, recordings, reports, or other records needed to understand and evaluate the case.

NPC can prepare targeted requests or motions seeking production, preservation, or disclosure of specific materials.

Depending on the case, requests may involve:

• Police reports
• Supplemental reports
• Discovery
• Court transcripts
• Preliminary-hearing transcripts
• Motion-hearing transcripts
• Recorded interviews
• Interrogation recordings
• Body-camera footage
• Squad-camera footage
• Surveillance video
• 911 recordings
• Dispatch recordings
• CAD records
• Forensic reports
• Laboratory records
• Expert reports
• Photographs
• Digital records
• Phone evidence
• Social-media records
• Other case-specific materials

Example 1 — Missing Body Camera

The police report states that several officers were present, but the client has received video from only one officer. A request may seek the remaining recordings and related metadata.

Example 2 — Missing Transcript

A client needs the transcript from a suppression, detention, preliminary, plea, or sentencing hearing to determine exactly what testimony was given and what findings the court made.

Example 3 — Incomplete Discovery

The prosecution references photographs, recordings, forensic testing, or witness statements that have not actually been provided to the defense.

Example 4 — Evidence at Risk of Loss

Surveillance or digital evidence may be subject to routine deletion. A preservation request can be prepared before the material disappears.

A criminal case may depend heavily on the credibility of the officers who conducted the stop, search, arrest, interrogation, investigation, or evidence collection.

NPC can review whether an officer involved in the case may have potentially material credibility or misconduct information that warrants further investigation or a disclosure request.

Depending on the available information, the review may address:

• Brady material
• Giglio material
• Dishonesty findings
• False-report allegations
• Evidence-handling violations
• Chain-of-custody problems
• Body-camera violations
• Use-of-force findings
• Search-and-seizure violations
• Official misconduct
• Disciplinary matters affecting credibility
• Inconsistent reports
• Prior statements that conflict with current testimony

Example 1

An officer provides the primary probable-cause information used to obtain a search warrant, but that officer has potentially relevant findings involving dishonesty or false reporting.

Example 2

An officer's written report states one version of events while body-camera footage appears to show something materially different.

Example 3

The prosecution intends to rely heavily on an officer's testimony, but there may be credibility information that should be disclosed to the defense.

The purpose is not to assume that misconduct occurred, but to determine whether case-specific credibility information should be investigated, requested, or brought to counsel's attention. Your county materials specifically discuss credibility disclosures, report histories, body-camera issues, and officer-related Brady concerns.

The Simple Service is designed for clients who know they need help with their criminal case but are not sure which legal issues should be raised or which motions should be filed.

Instead of requiring you to choose a motion before your case has been fully reviewed, you send NPC the records you currently have and explain your concerns. We review the available case materials, identify potential legal issues, determine which filings appear to be supported by the record, and prepare up to three applicable motions as part of the service. 

Your $500 Simple Service includes:

• Complete Case Diagnostic — a structured review of the available case record to identify potential constitutional, evidentiary, procedural, discovery, pretrial, and other legal issues.
• Discovery Review — examination of the discovery you provide, including police reports, recordings, witness statements, forensic materials, and other evidence.
• Court-Record Review — review of charging documents, court orders, transcripts, prior motions, warrants, and other available court records.
• Issue Identification — identification of potential problems that may warrant further investigation or motion practice.
• Missing-Evidence Review — identification of important records, recordings, reports, or other evidence that appear to be missing from the materials provided.
• Legal Research — research into the statutes, rules, constitutional principles, and case law relevant to the issues identified.
• Motion Recommendations — determination of which motions appear most appropriate based on the actual facts and procedural posture of the case.
• Up to Three Applicable Motions — preparation of as many as three motions supported by the record reviewed. 
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One of the main advantages of the Simple Service is that you do not have to diagnose your own case.

You may know that something seems wrong without knowing whether the issue should be raised through suppression, discovery, Brady/Giglio, detention, identification, evidence preservation, or another type of motion.

That is what the diagnostic portion of the service is designed to determine.

For example, you might tell us:

“The police searched my car and I do not believe they had permission.”

The review may reveal that the issue involves a possible search-and-seizure challenge.

Or you might say:

“There are several officers in the reports, but I only received one body-camera video.”

The review may identify a need for additional discovery or preservation requests.

Or you might say:

“The witness originally said they were not sure it was me.”

The record may raise an identification issue requiring closer review.

Every case is different, and motions are prepared only when supported by the materials reviewed. Examples could include:

Example 1 — Search and Missing Evidence

A review identifies questions concerning an allegedly unlawful search and also shows that important video has not been produced.

The service might include:

• Motion to Suppress Evidence
• Motion to Compel Discovery
• Evidence-Preservation Request

Example 2 — Statements and Identification

The discovery shows that the client made statements during police questioning and was later identified through a potentially problematic procedure.

Possible filings might include:

• Motion to Suppress Statements
• Motion to Suppress Identification
• Motion in Limine concerning related evidence

Example 3 — Pretrial Detention

The client is being detained before trial and the record raises concerns regarding the detention ruling and incomplete discovery.

Possible filings might include:

• Motion to Reconsider Detention
• Discovery Motion
• Preservation Request

Example 4 — Officer Credibility

The case depends heavily on an officer's account, but the record contains inconsistencies and potential credibility issues.

Possible filings might include:

• Brady/Giglio Request
• Motion to Compel Credibility Material
• Related substantive motion if supported by the record

Send as much of your available case record as possible.

Helpful materials may include:

• Discovery
• Police and supplemental reports
• Charging documents
• Search warrants and affidavits
• Court transcripts
• Court orders
• Prior motions
• Body-camera or squad-camera recordings
• Recorded interviews
• Surveillance footage
• Witness statements
• Laboratory or forensic reports
• Expert materials
• Photographs
• Digital evidence
• Any other documents relevant to your case

You should also include a written explanation of your concerns. You do not need to use legal terminology. Simply explain what happened, what you believe may be wrong, what evidence you believe is missing, and any particular issues you want reviewed.

The Simple Service may be a strong fit if:

• You are unsure which motion you need.
• You believe there may be several problems in the case.
• You want the case reviewed before choosing individual motions.
• You already have a meaningful amount of discovery or court records.
• You want more than a diagnostic but do not need ongoing full-service support.
• You want up to three appropriate motions prepared as part of one flat-fee package.

The Full-Service Option is designed for clients who want continuing assistance with their criminal case rather than purchasing diagnostics, motions, research, and correspondence separately each time a new issue develops.

For a flat fee of $1,000, NPC provides an ongoing support structure that begins with a complete case review and continues as additional records, discovery, hearings, and legal issues arise.

The service includes a complete Case Diagnostic, review of available discovery and court records, legal research and strategy support, unlimited applicable motion drafting, legal letters and correspondence, and continuing paralegal support through final disposition of the case. 

We begin by reviewing the materials available at the time you enroll.

The purpose is to identify:

• Potential legal issues
• Evidence problems
• Missing discovery
• Procedural concerns
• Preservation needs
• Potential motions
• Areas requiring additional research
• Issues that should continue to be monitored as the case develops

We review the available case materials, which may include:

• Police reports
• Supplemental reports
• Court records
• Transcripts
• Warrants
• Statements
• Video evidence
• Forensic reports
• Witness materials
• Prior motions and rulings
• Other relevant discovery

As additional materials are received during the case, those records may also be reviewed for new issues.

Criminal cases change.

New discovery may be produced. A witness may change a statement. Additional video may become available. An officer's testimony may conflict with a report. A new motion deadline may arise.

Full Service allows NPC to continue evaluating the case rather than limiting the review to one snapshot in time.

When an issue arises, NPC can research the applicable:

• Illinois statutes
• Court rules
• Constitutional provisions
• Evidentiary rules
• Relevant case law
• Procedural requirements

The research is then used to help determine whether additional action or motion drafting is appropriate.

Full Service includes unlimited applicable motion drafting for motions supported by the case record during the covered matter. 

Depending on the facts, those motions could involve issues such as:

• Suppression of evidence
• Suppression of statements
• Identification evidence
• Discovery
• Brady/Giglio material
• Officer credibility
• Evidence preservation
• Motions in limine
• Expert or forensic evidence
• Detention and release
• Speedy-trial issues
• Other case-specific matters

The number and type of motions depend on what the record actually supports.

Full Service also includes preparation of legal letters and case-related correspondence.

Depending on the situation, this may include communications concerning:

• Missing records
• Discovery concerns
• Evidence preservation
• Case issues
• Requests for information
• Other matters related to the continuing review of the case

Unlike the Simple Service, which is a defined diagnostic-and-motion package, Full Service is structured for continuing assistance through the final disposition of the criminal case. 

That makes it particularly useful when the case is still developing.

You enroll shortly after being charged.

NPC may:

• Review police reports and discovery
• Conduct the Case Diagnostic
• Identify missing body-camera footage
• Prepare a discovery or preservation request
• Identify a potential suppression issue

Several weeks later, additional video and reports are produced.

NPC may:

• Review the newly received material
• Compare it with the original reports
• Identify contradictions
• Conduct additional legal research
• Prepare an appropriate suppression or evidentiary motion

As trial approaches, additional issues may arise.

NPC may assist with:

• Motions in limine
• Brady/Giglio issues
• Witness or officer credibility questions
• Expert or forensic-evidence challenges
• Additional discovery matters

If the case proceeds toward plea or sentencing, continuing support may involve:

• Review of relevant court records
• Plea-related research where applicable
• Sentencing and mitigation preparation
• Legal correspondence
• Additional case-specific drafting

The purpose is continuity: the case does not have to be reintroduced and purchased as a new isolated service every time another issue develops.

Full Service may be particularly useful if:

• Your criminal case is still in the early stages.
• You have a large amount of discovery.
• You expect additional discovery to be produced.
• Multiple legal issues may exist.
• You anticipate needing several motions.
• Your case involves video, forensic, digital, or complicated evidence.
• You want continuing review as the prosecution's case develops.
• You want legal letters and correspondence in addition to motion drafting.
• You prefer one comprehensive service instead of paying separately each time an issue arises.