Law & Ethics - August 2007

Let's say an imaginery man was framed of a murder. Because he was framed, the evidence against him is very strong. The man lives in a conservative place, such as the South, where convictions of murder lead to a death penalty. Or should he keep telling the truth to save himself.

However, his attorney advises him to plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. Should he do it? His life is at risk.

2007-08-09 09:48:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your out take on this question?

2007-08-09 09:44:25 · 23 answers · asked by sinfulyswttasten 1

I want to send a food gift basket to a surgeon who operated on my grandfather at a hospital in NYC. Are there any ethical (or legal?) issues that would prevent him from accepting the gift? I don't want an awkward situation. Please answer only the question ask without offering alternatives (I don't want to donate money to a cause, etc. --- I just want to give a 'thank you' present).

2007-08-09 08:54:02 · 7 answers · asked by curious1223 3

Just a question. Has the government helped you in your personal everyday, day to day life in anyway? Or have they hindered you from achieving your goals, or taken away a few more of your rights lately? Just looking for pros and cons. Thanks for your time.

2007-08-09 08:42:09 · 21 answers · asked by Nancye1962 2

Im from Toronto, Canada. I bought a car (Saturn 99) Last week from a Mechanic, after seeing this Add on a local newspaper. To be Honest, I do not know much about cars, and the most that I can judge by is by the way it looks and drive of course. When I saw the car, it looked spotless from outside, under the hood & very clean from inside. The car didn't had any plates so I couldn't really take a test drive, but the seller was very convening and seemed promising that if anything goes wrong with it, he'll be there. I bought the car next day for $3,500, and when drove it back home, the D gear wasn't even working and when i drove on 3rd Gear the car would go over 70-80 Km. I called up the guy & his Tone was entirely changed. He was completely ignoring me. I took the car to Saturn dealership & had it checked, they sd car has major problems and probably the engine is needs to be replaced. I took the car back to him and he was extremely Rude, arguing with me and yelling at me just to keep me down. I want to take LEGAL ACTION against him im not sure how can i do that. If anyone can PLEASE PLEASE help me with this....i can't even sleep in the nights thinking about it.

2007-08-09 08:40:31 · 5 answers · asked by Disk Jockey369 1

"Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do" - Rudy Guiliani

Sincere question here - do americans really believe this is what freedom means?

2007-08-09 08:38:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter was arrested last night for OWI. Apparently, she was involved in a property damage accident, and when the police arrived, they naturally discovered she had been drinking, which, obviously, she was. I can understand them arresting her for operating while under the influence, and I would think they would have charged her for causing the property damage, but they didn't do that- instead, they charged her as follows: Count 1- OWI- with prior, Count 2- OWI- testing point 1.5 or above (??) and Count 3- Just plain OWI.
This just doesn't make sense to me. Can someone please explain how this is legal in the state of Indiana? Or anywhere else? How can you legally be charged with more than one count of operating while under the influence for only one incident?

2007-08-09 08:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by Nancye1962 2

I used to be friends with this guy from Iran for about 4 years. He is really strange. He's very serious, and that's why I'm not friends with him anymore. He joins a hell of a lot of clubs and so does his dad (I don't know if this corresponds to anything but I'm just adding this in). The main thing is that I just recently noticed his license plate with my parents. It says TAC 911. Does that stand for ATTACK 911? Also (I make movies sometimes) in one of my movies he did improv and said "I hate Americans. They eat and they drink." I don't know if that was intentional or not but I am highly suspicious.

2007-08-09 08:24:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to take my previous apartment complex to court buy I have a question about who I should sue and in which county I should do it in. I live in Los Angeles county in Southern California. I rented from an apartment complex in Los Angeles county. All my checks were made out to the apartment complex and I only delt with this apartment complex.

However, after checking on some things it looks like I need to sue the owner of the complex (not the complex itself). So, I checked and the owner is located in Northern California and is an LLC. Knowing that, do I sue my apartment complex down here in Los Angeles county or do I sue the owner located in Northern California?

Also, if I need to go after the owner of the property in Northern California I'm assuming I need to file a claim in their county's small claim court? That would mean when my court date comes up I'll need to travel up to their county to plead my case.

2007-08-09 08:15:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 08:04:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 07:52:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

with no passport and I got three terrorist charges for it?

2007-08-09 07:51:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't say 2 minutes you juvenile delinquents. Why does the first have legal rights and the other doesn't. What scientific explanation is there for this?

2007-08-09 07:44:33 · 10 answers · asked by wisemancumth 5

In the post "what do you really think of islam and muslims??!?"

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au0RHRlsUru5nQ7Q3wtHeC0jzKIX?qid=20070807121759AApbxCD

My response was marked as a violation. Yahoo decided not to respond to my question as to why my response was a violation when It violated none of the rules and policies Yahoo has posted;

Her question is READS in part;

“ i would be really greatful if you tell me what do you really think of islam and muslims?”

“ i want to know how do you feel about us and why??!.”

“we just want to be free and have our lands back believe me we never mean to hurt you but you are the ones who took our homes”

My response to this was simply to read a website” website you should visit. www.TheReligionofPeace.com” as it will provide much of the information she is requesting and echoes my own views. WHICH SHE ASKED FOR

My post is not in violation of ANY rules

2007-08-09 07:37:26 · 6 answers · asked by BB 2

my friend was working for an independent company she decided she didnt want to go back because the people that she worked for werent very nice and the job they said she would be doing was not what the job entailed, so she rang up a quit she was still bearing in mind on a month trial period and had only been working 3 weeks she went for the exsit interview where her boss said they would not pay her fo what she worked unless she worked a weeks notice whereas i thought if u had been there under a month you could leave with no notice and they are still legally bound to pay you for the hours you have worked can anyone verify this

2007-08-09 07:30:14 · 6 answers · asked by Amanda P 1

Before you say your answer tell me this.

Should an animal be banned/exterminated because or is rep?

If you were mean would I ban you?

Don't you think its the owners fault?

This can be stopped.
But only if you help


Now tell me your answer.

2007-08-09 07:26:18 · 8 answers · asked by Mrs. Iero <333 2

Bascially i rung up the net work provider of my ex and they didnt ask for any security questions and blocked her phone as told them it was stolen and told them her no of her phone so he cannot contact me anymore and lost my number ???

is this allowed or would it be classed as fraud or using someone else details

2007-08-09 07:24:30 · 4 answers · asked by init_good_baby 1

I was pulled over on suspicion of a DUI in early July. My court date is just over a week away, and I haven't received the BAC results from the blood test I took. (I chose the blood test instead of the breath test). I was informed by an officer that I would recieve my results in 2-3 weeks.
The question I have is, am I entitled to those results in a timely fashion? Is it common for one not to receive their results until it is presented before them at an arrainment?
I understand that my results may have been lost in the mail, but should proof of sending the results be maintained?
(Los Angeles County)

2007-08-09 07:14:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my boyfriends ex wife is crazy she has a fatal attraction with him. he has told her to leave us alone and she continues to call and harrass us. he told her that if she didn't stop she wouldn't like what would happen meaning he was gonna file a restraining order against her. she continually uses their three year old against him and tells him that he will never see her again. she called him today at work and said she filed a restraining order against him for telling her that she wouldn't like what would happen if she didn't leave him and us alone. he proceeded to go to the courthouse and filed a restraining order against her and it got approved immediatly. is it possible for that to happen that two people have competing restraining orders against each other for the same thing

2007-08-09 06:54:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

also what constitutes as legal/illegal rental.

2007-08-09 06:52:04 · 8 answers · asked by shortyamr 1

What do you think about suppressing certain evidence because it has been obtained illegally? How does it relate to the Constitutional right to due process?

2007-08-09 06:31:49 · 9 answers · asked by jane 1

Many victims of crime do not like plea bargaining. If you were a victim of a crime, or a close friend or family member of a victim, how would you feel if the guilty person was given a lighter sentence because he or she pleaded guilty and avoided a trial?

What if you were accused of a crime and, although you knew you were innocent, the evidence pointed so overwhelmingly to you that you believed you had no chance of being acquitted in a trial? In this situation, how might you feel about the option of plea bargaining?

2007-08-09 06:30:09 · 3 answers · asked by austin 1

We recently were awarded a judgement againist a company in los angeles county. The person named as the defendant didn't show up to the court date but sent a representative of the company. After the judgement in our favor they then filed an appeal and hired an attorney to represent them. once again the defendant did not show up but a representative for his company was present along side the attorney. the attorney began to question the plantiff a family member of mine. he said i couldn't stand next to her because i wasn't an attorney.even though in the previous case i was allowed. Anytime she began to respond to a question the attorney would object and would look over and be very loud and argumentitive however because she isnt an attorney she wasn't allowed to object to anything he stated and was badgered by this attorney. i was under the impression that small claims meant self representation and that attorneys weren't allowed primarily for this reason. if we lose do we have any options

2007-08-09 06:27:48 · 10 answers · asked by tonyabyer13 1

Cop says i was going 83 in a 55. Does a lawyer have more capability of lowering the penalty than I do if i go to court myself? I am more concerned with points that the actual fine. This is my first speeding ticket ever, and i have a stop sign violation on my record from last year. This happened in NY and i have a FL license so I am exempt from the driving school reduction.

2007-08-09 06:13:54 · 16 answers · asked by sigley0527 2

They lost point in their credit score? Can it be used against me upon employment etc? Thanks all.

2007-08-09 06:13:19 · 3 answers · asked by Fast Pace 4

2007-08-09 06:07:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My guess is that its not, but I'd like to know. I was in negotiation over email about the sale of a domain, for about $5k. We went through escrow.com, but i decided to cancel the transaction, so now he's claiming I HAVE to sell it to him legally because I said I would. Is that true or is he just pissed off.

No money was exchanged, no written contracts or anything. Seems like an amount this large would need a contract and even if there were a contract no payment was made.

Am I right?

2007-08-09 06:05:20 · 6 answers · asked by yo yo dog 2

2007-08-09 06:04:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

and then it turned out that the person killed was innocent?

I need a recent case, preferably from the 1990's until today.

Thanks!

2007-08-09 06:04:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We received determination from civil rights commission that my husband was discriminated against for being disabled at his college. They told us we have a mediation in Sept and to get a lawyer. We called lawyer and found one to do it on contingency. Is this good? any advice?

2007-08-09 05:59:48 · 4 answers · asked by SunValleyLife 4