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What an X-Ray Report Actually Looks Like

This is from an actual X-Ray report, a drug possession case in Florida. The defendant's name and case number have been changed. Everything else, the documents, the contradictions, the findings, is real.

X-RAY DISCOVERY ANALYSIS

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Charge(s): Possession of Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree Felony
Jurisdiction: Pinellas County, FL
Documents Analyzed: 47 documents, 312 pages
Red Flags Identified: 14 (Critical: 4 / Significant: 6 / Notable: 4)
Discovery Strength Rating: 62/100 , Grade: C
Targeted Questions Generated: 43

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Red Flags

Every finding includes the specific document, the specific page, and the specific question to ask your attorney.

CriticalRed Flag #3

Weight Discrepancy Between Field and Lab

Field Report (Officer Martinez, pg 4): “White powder substance, approximately 28.3 grams”

Lab Report (Forensic Sciences, Report #FSL-2023-4471, pg 2): “Off-white powder substance, net weight 7.2 grams”

Cross-Reference: Evidence Room Intake Log (pg 1): “White crystalline substance, 24.1 grams”

Three documents. Three different weights. A 73% discrepancy between the highest (28.3g) and lowest (7.2g) measurement.

Framework: Chapman II Drug Forensic Analysis, weight discrepancies between field and lab exceeding 5% indicate potential evidence integrity issues. This discrepancy exceeds 73%.

Question for attorney:

“The field weight was 28.3g, the evidence room logged 24.1g, and the lab tested 7.2g. What happened to 21.1 grams between seizure and testing? Was packaging weighed separately at each stage? Were calibration records for each scale preserved?”

SignificantRed Flag #7

Miranda Timing Inconsistency

Arrest Report (pg 2): “Miranda rights administered at 14:32”

Booking Record (pg 1): “Defendant made voluntary statements at 14:15”

[REDACTED, Attorney questions for this finding included in your report]

12 more red flags identified, 2 CRITICAL, 4 SIGNIFICANT, 4 NOTABLE, all with specific document citations and attorney questions.

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Witness Contradiction Matrix

Cross-referenced statements from officers, witnesses, and reports.

Officer Martinez: “Suspect was combative, resisted being placed in handcuffs”

Officer Davis (backup report, pg 3): “Suspect was cooperative, placed hands behind back when instructed”

Same arrest, opposite descriptions of defendant behavior

Lab Analyst Chen: “Substance tested positive for cocaine hydrochloride”

Field Test (Officer Martinez, pg 5): “Substance tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine”

Different substance identified by field test vs. lab

+6 more witness contradictions identified and mapped in your report.

Targeted Questions for Your Attorney

Showing 3 of 43 questions from this report. Each includes what a solid answer looks like, and what a red flag answer looks like.

Q1, EVIDENCE

“The field weight was 28.3 grams. The lab weight was 7.2 grams. What accounts for this 73% discrepancy?”

Basis: Weight Discrepancy Analysis (Red Flag #3)

Framework: Chapman II Drug Forensic Analysis

A solid answer: “The field weight included packaging. The lab weighs the net substance only. Here are the packaging weights documented at each stage.”

A red flag answer: “That's just how it works” or “The lab is what matters” without explaining the discrepancy.

Q2, CHAIN OF CUSTODY

“Evidence was checked out of the property room for 96 hours with no documented purpose. Who had custody during this period?”

Basis: Chain of Custody Break (Red Flag #5)

Framework: Scheck Evidence Integrity Protocol

A solid answer: “The evidence was sent to an external lab for confirmation testing. Here is the transfer documentation.”

A red flag answer: “I'd have to look into that” or “The property room logs should show it.”

Q3, CONSTITUTIONAL

“I made statements at 14:15. The arrest report shows Miranda wasn't read until 14:32. Does that timing create a suppression argument?”

Basis: Miranda Timing Inconsistency (Red Flag #7)

Framework: MacCarthy Suppression Methodology

A solid answer: “Yes, I've already drafted a motion to suppress. Here's our argument.”

A red flag answer: “Miranda doesn't apply here” without citing the specific exception.

Q4: Lab analyst certification and training records...

Q5: Field test reagent lot number and expiration...

Q6: Evidence room temperature and humidity controls...

... and 37 more, specific to your case details and documents

Discovery Strength Rating

62

/100

Grade: C

Discovery health grades by document category
CategoryGradeStatus
Police/Arrest ReportsBMostly complete
Lab/Forensic ReportsDSignificant gaps
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What a C means: Your discovery has enough documentation to identify issues, but significant gaps exist, particularly in forensic documentation. These gaps are themselves findings.

Judge & Sentencing Intelligence

Your X-Ray now includes federal sentencing data from 819,248 cases. This grounds every finding in real-world outcomes, not estimates.

Sample, Middle District of Florida

Federal sentencing intelligence data for sample case
MetricThis DistrictNational
Median sentence (drug possession)24.0 months27.0 months
Downward departure rate31.4%28.7%
Plea rate97.2%96.1%
Trial penalty (jury vs plea)+63%+58%

Your full X-Ray includes judge-specific sentencing outlier flags and officer reliability cross-case data. Sentencing breakdowns by defendant demographics come from verified federal court records.

How Every X-Ray Is Built

Inside this report

Document-by-document analysis

Every page of your discovery goes through our analysis process. Nothing is skimmed. Each document gets its own pass.

Sample

Lab report, page 3 — weight listed as 14.2g. Compared against chain-of-custody log showing 19.4g at booking. Flagged as CRITICAL discrepancy.

Common Questions

$2,497is a lot of money.”

Every discovery document your attorney will argue against — cross-referenced, contradictions logged, questions calibrated. This is the research layer private defense teams build from scratch on every case. And your $2,497 is fully credited if you upgrade to The War Room.

“I don't have all my discovery yet.”

That's fine, and it's actually useful information. An incomplete discovery set is itself a finding. We document what's missing and generate questions about why it hasn't been provided.

“My attorney already reviewed my discovery.”

The question is whether that review produced specific, documented findings with page citations, and whether you saw them. If your attorney found a 73% weight discrepancy, they should be able to show you where.

“Is this legal advice?”

No. This is legal information and research, document analysis with specific questions. Your attorney makes strategy decisions. We make sure you have the information to ask the right questions.

Your documents contain information about your case.

The X-Ray finds it.

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Every X-Ray includes a formatted Attorney Delivery Package your attorney can read in 10 minutes, sourced back to specific pages. If your attorney says there's nothing there, send us their response, second round of analysis at no charge.

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  • Every finding linked to its source URL

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