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The guardian opens the doors.
Notes from the firm
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2026
The first 24 hours
What is decided — and what is not — on the first day of a criminal matter. Orientation, not a recipe.
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How to read a notification
The paper at the door is not noise: deadlines, courts, and consequences sit in a few lines. Read them slowly.
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The presumption of innocence
A principle, not a slogan. What it obliges the State to do — and what it does not promise the accused.
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Deadlines and waiting
The calendar of the proceeding is not bureaucracy: it is the ground on which the matter is won or lost.
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Evidence and chain of custody
The intermediate stage decides more trials than the hearing. The chain of custody does not admit improvisation.
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The initial hearing
Charge, linkage, measures. What happens in that room conditions everything that follows.