Law & Ethics - March 2007

in 2005 i made a prank phone call and the girl ended up pressing charges on me and accusing me of threatening her. i went to court on the charge of aggrivated harassment and the DA told me the prosecuter agreed for me to only be given an ACD and 10 hours of community service. i was never convicted or found guilty of anything, never needed a lawyer, etc. for personal reasons i was unable to complete the service and had to go back to court, the ACD was reinstated and 20 hours of service was issued. i was in school full time and working part time and had no time to complete the service and then i missed my court date, and now have a bench warrant for failure to appear. im wondering if the issuance of the warrant makes me now guilty of the crime i was originally basically dismissed of? if that makes any sense.. also can i fly state to state with a bench warrant for failure to appear?

2007-03-11 15:41:54 · 4 answers · asked by jess n 1

There are no end to the list of corrupt Indian politicians and there legend runs since the reghin of J.L Nehru.

2007-03-11 15:41:11 · 14 answers · asked by bhaskar b 1

now they want gonzales to resign because the fbi is keeping us safe, by gathering information improperly...it's a bunch of garbage....who gives a crap unless they have something to hide...don't give me thet constitution crap either, this is a new era of terrorists who would love to kill us all....let them do what they want..

2007-03-11 15:37:43 · 17 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3

There is a independent movie out featuring Dakota Fanning. She is in a couple of controversial scenes. Certain groups are calling for the film makers to be prosecuted under federal law.

I can't into the details here, but this article should make it clear: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54312

After reading this article, do you think that those involved with this movie should be charged with this very serious crime?

2007-03-11 15:32:55 · 4 answers · asked by bartmcqueary 3

What did Andrew Jackson do to violate the 4th admendment

2007-03-11 15:31:54 · 5 answers · asked by mark n 2

2007-03-11 15:27:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jagdeep g 1

2007-03-11 15:21:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you were arrested and were able to post bail and later acquitted because you were found not guilty, do you get reimbursed for that money you posted bail with?

I mean what if you were absolutely innocent and the State made a mistake and arrested the wrong man.

2007-03-11 15:15:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Federal law makes "obscenity" illegal. However the statute does not define obscenity. The Supreme Court set the three prong "Miller Test" for juries to determine if a book, video, photograph, etc, is obscene. In essence a jury must watch a video from beginning to end and then determine if:

*Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest,
*Whether the work depicts/describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct or excretory functions specifically defined by applicable state law,
*Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary and/or artistic, political, or scientific value.

Should the government make prosecution of adult material a top priority?

2007-03-11 15:11:55 · 1 answers · asked by bartmcqueary 3

2007-03-11 15:07:34 · 6 answers · asked by bigma 1

My father passed away this week. He had a Will, but he also had some debt. We will be visiting a probate attorney next week, but how do I prepare for that visit. We will not have the death certificates for two weeks. Thanks for your help!

2007-03-11 15:01:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My next door neighbor flushes the toilet about a hundred times a day--I have this on my tape recorder. I told and played the tape to my landlord and talked to the lady personally--who told me that the toilet is really loud when you flush it. Now her constant toilet flushing is stopping up my toilet, sink, and bathtub in which I have had maintenance come to my room several times to fix.

2007-03-11 14:49:58 · 6 answers · asked by Angela G 2

Legalism under the Qin?
what is legalism? what was the philosophy formed?
how does this code/philosphy reflect the rulers who created it?

2007-03-11 14:46:33 · 1 answers · asked by carmenclassof06 4

probably not.but..i(auror)was reading this womans magazine(just cause i was bored,and its got ok stories in it)and one story was about a brother a sister and they have kids(forget where they were from).2 of their kids are disabled and 3 have been taken away(they kept 1).what are your views on it?are they..right to want to change that law?
it just got me thinking,as long as something does not affect me then i dont care what other people do with their lives.

2007-03-11 14:40:21 · 7 answers · asked by seer_and_auror 1

Ok my boyfriend and I are planning a trip to Alaska in a month to visit a friend. We live in California. The thing is there might be a warrant out for him and I was wondering if they check into that stuff at the airport?
What happend is 2 years ago he got his first DUI and couldn't pay all of his $1,000+ fine. He still owes the court money.
Do you think there would be a warrant out for him for this?
How could we find out if there is one?
And if there is a warrant out for him will that make him unable to fly?
Thanks!

2007-03-11 14:40:18 · 16 answers · asked by Sheena in Cali 4

Ok here is the sitution. We are in the process of creating our will. We have no money and no assets of any value other then sentamental. Our only reason for needing this is our two daughters. We have chosen my SIL and her husband as Gardians but have a concern. Our concern is that even though my SIL is stable now she has has issues in the past with drugs and alcohol so we thought about appointing co-gardians who if in agrement felt my children were not being cared for had the legal right to remove them. But my concern is that are we asking for more problems with co-gardians or is this a safe solution to guaranting our children are being given the best possible life should we die.

2007-03-11 14:40:04 · 2 answers · asked by Petra 5

urgent!!!!!!!!!!!!anyone can help me find thid quetion?
thx...............................

2007-03-11 14:33:56 · 2 answers · asked by tancs87 1

well i let a so called friend borrow 1000 dollars...during the 5 months he has only given me 200 bucks...i have signed receits by him...but all i have is his home number which he never picks up.... i dont know where he lives how would i be able to take him to court?

2007-03-11 14:27:42 · 6 answers · asked by ghost 1

How long did it take you to get your card from the ACLU? I sent my money and application Wednesday 7, 2007. When should I expect to get it?

2007-03-11 14:12:09 · 3 answers · asked by MJ 3

my ex-husband said he was going to be able to keep his tax return even though he owes more than 20,000 in back child support. How can he arrange that without taking me to court,or recieving any paper work?

2007-03-11 14:09:07 · 7 answers · asked by melodie 1

>>>Bankruptcy Petitions have to be lawyers? Several months ago I prepared a Chapter 7 Petition for a very dear friend, I went to the library, read just about every site that addressed bankruptcies, obtained the proper forms (on line!) and submitted the petition (in her name Pro Se). I charged her a $100.00 fee and signed all of the paperwork required by the court confirming that I was a non-attorney.bankruptcy preparer (There were about 5 or 6 different declarations) as required. The first Creditors Meeting (called the "341") was held and the bankruptcy proceeded until conclusion,
While in college, I worked a few summers with a law firm in New York that specialized in bankruptcies.This was BEFORE the new law went into effect in October '05.
Yes some of the new paperwork is rather cumbersome and tedious but it is not impossible for a non-attorney to prepare the petition.
I did this as a favor.I made no mistakes, And her bankruptywasdischarged.

2007-03-11 14:07:12 · 5 answers · asked by rare2findd 6

Can a person who reports income that is made through illegal activities be charged for those crimes or does this violate his 5th ammednment rights?

2007-03-11 14:04:10 · 7 answers · asked by Jim K 1

A capital client is one who has been charged with a crime for which the maximum penalty is a death sentence. As a legal matter, the courts often find that a sleeping defense attorney is not appropriate grounds to grant an appeal from the conviction or sentence, but has the defense attorney failed to meet his/her ethical duty by sleeping during the case? If so, is that ethical lapse sufficient to void three years of schooling, thousands in expense, and the opportunity to have a livelihood in the practice of law?

2007-03-11 14:04:09 · 4 answers · asked by blk justice 3

2007-03-11 13:53:30 · 20 answers · asked by Mike 2

such as those its illegal to wear blue on sunday in bla bla. i just made that up. does anyone know of a link that has strange illegal laws?

2007-03-11 13:41:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

if you abuse your children.. such as hit and etc cud u go to jail?

2007-03-11 13:39:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-11 13:39:46 · 2 answers · asked by Nikki 2

I was drunk last night and me and a friend had bumped into two guys walking in the opposite direction (or they bumped into us). They yelled something to us and we started to walk close behind them.

About this time a cop runs up and grabs me from behind. After some time and lecturing the cop wasn't issuing a ticket, the other two guys were already gone, and the cop was walking back to his car.

I wasn't running my mouth to the cop, I'm quite sure of this and have my friend and an unbiased bystander as a witness. While he was walking toward his car he said "one more word out of you and you're going to get arrested" (this is the only 'threat' ever uttered between us).

In retrospect I could have not said a word but I replied "What for?" completely innocuously. He prompted cuffed me, threw me in the back of a car and charged me $424 for a misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

I looked into the law in my city and it says that one can not be charged more the $200 for the offense?

2007-03-11 13:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by Kdawggy 2

2007-03-11 13:22:37 · 5 answers · asked by Ras 1

do you have any information on it or any suggestions because i have to do a report

2007-03-11 13:21:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous