Law & Ethics - March 2007

OK this sounds like im really stupid but i've always wondered...

If a criminal does a crime, say murder somone, and they catch him and he goes to court... how do they figure out it was him? when the lawyers? question him... wouldnt he just lie?? if hes a bad enough person to murder someone.... why wouldnt he lie?

2007-03-31 11:19:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Marriage was originally an institution of the church so why does the state issue lisseces and is that a violation of the separation between church and state?

2007-03-31 11:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by Vivianna 4

Freedom of speech is a corner stone of America . If Americans didn't speak out . Queen Elizabeth would be making choices for us. Liberals get shot down now . Conservatives got shot down 8 years ago . Listen to each other , then decide. Even if it is unpopular.

2007-03-31 10:40:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

When writing a book, is it copyright infringment to use the name of a fictous city and/or country , created by another author?

2007-03-31 10:30:10 · 7 answers · asked by Future Top Chef 3

in government buildings? If there has to be a law against carrying an AK-47 into the White House surely there has to be a law against making it avaliable to any one who has the money to buy one?

2007-03-31 10:23:49 · 9 answers · asked by Liontamer 2

my x husband somehow got& signed my sons income tax return& got the money back. he is 24 works 2 jobs& goes to college.his dad is a prison guard& recently became a private detective.how could he have stolen my sons income tax without his w-2,s?i think he got it somehow through his detective work.can anyone help or tell me what to do? hes been doing this for 2-3 years.

2007-03-31 10:17:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I am an Italian student and i need some suggestions for my thesis.
I am conducting a research about the influence of latin in English, mainly
from the legal point of view. For this reason I am looking for a legal text
( it could be of any kind, an act, a bill...) which could be of help and
which I can use as an example for my theory.
Could any of you give me recommendations about where I could find it or
interesting details about this subject?
Many thanx

2007-03-31 09:57:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

yea that be cool if you guys could help me aout... im suppost to do and essay about this.. please help .thank you

2007-03-31 08:59:26 · 22 answers · asked by leinad_0000 1

I have been over paid at my job for 6 months, since my first paycheck and i had no idea because i didnt know the diffrence, well now they want it back and i was wondering can i fight this in court since it happened from my first paycheck, also our checks dont say how much we make a hour.

2007-03-31 08:51:51 · 11 answers · asked by libbylee 3

My friend,(J) had a public defender and it just seems like he messed the whole case up. (J) was told if he wrote out a statement and agreed to testify against the other person he wold get 6-14monthes. So (J) agreed to do it. Then at the next hearing his P.D. states that he is looking at 11 1/2 to 36 months. Then the P.D. would change the time range and it went higher everytime. The P.D. even messed up in the court room, by thinking he was someone else and stating that other persons case, then the Judge had to correct him. The P.D. even told (J) if it was up to Him (meaning the P.D.) he would put him (meaning J) away. The crime was a robbery, but was pressured by another person whom the police never talked to. We talked to the P.D. office and they wouldn't let us change lawyers. Now J is in jail and we want to redo the whole case with a real lawyer, but we arent rich. Are you or do you know a lawyer that will be willing to accept our case and receive payments?

2007-03-31 08:24:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really don't think I should, but no I am having doubts...my husband and I are getting leagally seperated. He is in the military and I know someone will be there for him. He says that I can get a lawyer if I want, so it is making me wonder....

2007-03-31 08:19:52 · 8 answers · asked by Courtney 3

2007-03-31 07:53:54 · 9 answers · asked by Aztlantevich 2

My partner and I are going to court regarding our house which has both our names on the title deeds. I want to buy my partner's share (giving him his equity in the house). He wants the house and is prepared to give me my share. I have not told him how much I received from my mother's inheritance and he states that he can make me tell the court how much I received and if it's alot of money then the court will state that I can go and find another house.

With all that said I have a son, the house is near his school and my place of work and I really don't want to move house nor do I want to tell him how much I received from the inheritance.

2007-03-31 07:48:32 · 16 answers · asked by Candy 2

Is Aggravated Vehicular Assault considered a "violent" crime in Ohio? Can it be expunged? If so how long do you have to wait after completing your sentence"

2007-03-31 07:48:13 · 4 answers · asked by cherokee 1

2007-03-31 07:45:38 · 12 answers · asked by contrepreneur 1

Long story short, a great aunt repeatedly told family members that I was "lying" about my work activities and that I wasn't making presentations at conferences (I actually was). I got sick of hearing about it, so via the US postal service I sent her a copy of a conference program showing my name as a presenter. I also including a nicely worded letter asking her to please stop saying these things about me, that I didn't understand why she insisted on doing this and asking her to please stop. She has now informed everyone that she will be contacting an attorney who will file charges against me for harrassment by communication. Does she have a case? I didn't threaten her, harm her, or use foul language. I simply sent a response to her bad mouthing of me and asked her to stop.

2007-03-31 07:41:05 · 12 answers · asked by Miagirl33 1

Usually, all they do, if anything is give him money, but think where that money comes from- the taxpayers. Why don't they jail the judge, law enforcement or over zealous prosecuter who only used the innocent man to build up their resume so they could advance their career?

2007-03-31 07:36:08 · 10 answers · asked by V for Vendetta 1

I requested a balance transfer from my Capital One card to my Wachovia checking account. They cannot do direct transfers from one account to another, not in that direction anyway. They mailed a check to the Wachovia corporate office instead. Here is the tricky part. Someone at Wachovia rubber stamped it as being deposited into my account. I know because Capital One sent me a copy of front and back of the check. I have never seen the money. Now neither bank wants to take resposibility for the screwup. They send me to the other requesting forms and actions from the other that the other has no idea the meaning of. What are my legal options? Is this a small claims issue to be taken up with Wachovia, based in Charlotte, NC? Or, is there other action that I need to take? I lean towards action against Wachovia because they stamped the check. Somewhere in Wachovia right now, they have Capital One money that has been debited from my account, but that I have never received.

2007-03-31 07:34:17 · 4 answers · asked by sam 1

I am thinking of hiring someone for a childcare position. I would like to ask them for a doctors note regarding thier history of depression - is that legal??

2007-03-31 07:33:42 · 4 answers · asked by LH34 1

A proposal for the revised postrelocation schedule of visitation together with a proposal for the postrelocation transportation arrangements necessary to effectuate visitation with the child. Absent the existence of a current, valid order abating, terminating, or restricting visitation or other good cause predating the Notice of Intent to Relocate, failure to comply with this provision renders the Notice of Intent to Relocate legally insufficient.

2007-03-31 07:20:25 · 4 answers · asked by makdaddy743 1

I paid a company to work on my car recently and they say that I did not pay them. However, I have evidence from my financial institution proving that I did pay. Yet, they are still continuing to say I did not pay and will take my car away even though I have informed them of this. They want me to waste my time and go see them with the evidence; but, because it is their mistake, I do not want to sacrifice my time or gas to visit them. They have no proof that I did not pay. If they file a police report; wouldn't that be under falsified information, illegal and fall under grounds of harassment on their part? I could essentially, counter-sue them if they take false measures to obtain my car or am I wrong in this assumption?

2007-03-31 07:15:04 · 9 answers · asked by Unfortunate Soul 2

2007-03-31 07:12:21 · 12 answers · asked by Lancaid 3

2007-03-31 07:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by Lancaid 3

Does the defendant have to pay the amount of the judgement or can he now make a counterclaim and make deductions? He ignored the original claim and did not respond in the allowed time. Please assist

2007-03-31 07:04:06 · 11 answers · asked by adam 2

And how do these laws sometimes infringe on free speech?

2007-03-31 06:55:35 · 6 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2

they eat pork in private and hide from mooselums in mosques

2007-03-31 06:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-31 06:40:10 · 13 answers · asked by thats_so_you9 1

2007-03-31 06:25:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean how you talk about zimbawe or....! anyway a crime is a crime, this people were torture for no reson ,and maybe because they are foreigners and black, but we all know it if one do wrong to innocent people, their salary are the curses written in the bible Levit 19:33,34. and this people are not musilm, there are innocent african christiens, GOD knows.

2007-03-31 06:21:14 · 3 answers · asked by Rain Maker 2

Hope a Constitutional Law maven is reading.

This concept has long bugged me and seems Just Wrong to me.

A corporation is considered a 'person' -- is this not nutty? And more than just nutty, is it not a cause of much of what's wrong with the country and world?

Does it not help people in charge of corporations avoid consequences for their decisions and actions?

What's the logic behind this bizarre notion?

splain me, Lucy.

2007-03-31 06:17:59 · 8 answers · asked by tehabwa 7