When Detective Karyl is on the witness stand, Petrocelli asks him if he looked for any clues at the crime scene that would potentially lead to the perpetrator. Karyl says that they looked for clues but didn't find any, then they began questioning suspects. Karyl admits that they questioned a number of people that may have had possible information about the crime and came across Mr. Zinzi, who told them about Mr. Bolden. Mr. Bolden...
When Detective Karyl is on the witness stand, Petrocelli asks him if he looked for any clues at the crime scene that would potentially lead to the perpetrator. Karyl says that they looked for clues but didn't find any, then they began questioning suspects. Karyl admits that they questioned a number of people that may have had possible information about the crime and came across Mr. Zinzi, who told them about Mr. Bolden. Mr. Bolden then told them about Bobo Evans and James King. Detective Karyl says,
"We often use information from informants, especially in murder cases" (Myers 74).
When Asa Briggs, King's lawyer, cross-examines Detective Karyl, he asks Karyl if they typically skip the investigation and run to their "stoolies" for information. Karyl maintains that they treat each case carefully, even though they were unable to find any fingerprints at the scene. Briggs finds it suspicious that Detective Karyl appears to hurry through the crime-scene investigation in order to seek informants who are willing to tell on other people so that they can receive a reduced sentence. He asks Karyl,
"And it really isn’t that hard to find people who are in jail or whom you arrest to swear that somebody else is a bad guy? Isn’t that right?" (Myers 79).
Briggs believes that Detective Karyl simply offered inmates reduced sentences who were willing to "point the finger" at other people, regardless if the person was involved in the crime or not.
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