Report Writing and Presentation of Evidence In Court

This is the last stage within the criminal investigation; this is when the case file that has been building up with evidence throughout the investigation is presented in court. The case file includes information such as the summary of the case, for example the individuals involved in the case and the type of crime that was committed. The case file will also include different forms of evidence which accumulated during the investigation such as witnesses statements, list of forensic evidence and an analyse of evidence that has been involved and led to the potential prosecution of an individual.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is an organisation that prosecutes individuals who have been charged with a criminal offence within England and Wales. Their primary role is to present the case to the court, before the defence and prosecution present their arguments.

This can be considered the most important stage within the investigation process; as if it is done correctly it can lead to a successful conviction. However if it is not carried out correctly in can lead to either a conviction of a not-guilty individual or an acquittal of a guilty individual. 

It can be considered that this stage within the investigation was not completed effectively in the case of Paul Morin, this is because he went to court on two separate occasions. Firstly in February of 1986 Paul Morin was acquitted for the sexual assault and murder of Christine Jessop after 50 weeks in custody.  He was aquitted due to lack of substantial evidence, to prove that he was guilty.  However 6 years later in July 1922, Morin was convicted for the sexual assault and murder of Christine Jessop. He was convicted based on statements from prison inmates that said when Morin was in custody he admitted to the murder and forensic evidence (regarding hair and fibres off Christine's clothing) that was found in Morin's car suggested that they originated from Christine. However 3 years later Morin was then acquitted from all charges, this was due to new forensic evidence techniques that  identified that it was not Morin's semen that was found on Christine Jessop’s clothing.