Destroying evidence would not make a person an accomplice to a crime, it would make them an accessory after the fact. To be charged as an accomplice to second degree murder a person would have to have played an active role in the murder, meaning they would of been present while the crime was committed, like a get-away driver for example. Destroying evidence would make a person an accessory after the fact, meaning they took no active part in the crime, but instead assisted the perpetrator of the crime in some way after the crime was committed by giving them shelter, or lying to the police about knowing their whereabouts or in this case destroying evidence. The penalty for being an accomplice is a lot more severe than it is for being an accessory. Accomplices are usually given the same sentence as the main perpetrator of the crime, so if someone is convicted of being an accomplice to murder in the second degree then they would be sentenced to 15 years to life minimum. An accessory is usually sentenced to a minimum of half the maximum time the main perpetrator of the crime is sentenced to, up to a maximum of 15 years. So someone convicted of being an accessory after the fact to second degree murder where the principle perpetrator of the crime was given a sentence of 25 years to life would be sentenced to a minimum of 12 1/2 years and a maximum of 15 years in prison.
While Detective Logan is executing the search order on suspect Cheney's storage locker, he pulls a big handful of Polaroids out of a box. A close up reveals that he is not wearing gloves to prevent contamination of the evidence.
When the defense attorney is cross-examining the victim's mother, the witness responds to multiple yes-or-no questions by nodding her head rather than than saying anything. This shouldn't be allowed by the judge, as all responses must be verbal so that the transcript of the proceeding can be complete. The judge should instruct the witness to say her answer, and the attorney questioning her could ask her to speak up as well.