2006-09-03 07:23:55 · 6 answers · asked by jo19690 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's not a phrase used by lawyers, so your question doesn't make much sense.
2006-09-03 07:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by wasabi_luvva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I means blaming a person for what someone else did.
Under modern legal rules, a person can be held liable for the criminal actions of another if they request the crime (solicitation), agree to jointly commit a crime (conspiracy), or support either the crime or the criminal (accomplice liability).
However, prior to a few years ago, a person could not be convicted based solely for associating with (being in the presence of) someone else, unless that first person either solicited, conspired with or was an accomplice to the crime. In other words, prior to a few years ago, a person could not be convicted unless they had the intent that the other person committed the crime, and did something to further that crime.
That all changed under current US laws, where a person can now be convicted purely based on associating with (being in the presence of) other people, if those other people might someday commit a crime. Neither intent nor assistance is required anymore.
2006-09-03 07:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The easiest way to explain this is by example:
You walk into a bank with a friend and he pulls a gun and attempts to rob the bank. Because you are with him you are associated with the crime, even if you had no idea he was going to do it. You remain associated with the crime unless you do something to disssasociate yourself like try to persuade him against this, give information about him to the police.
2006-09-03 07:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In legal terms it does not mean anything. Socially, it means that someone people may consider you "guilty" by who or what you associate with. For example, people may consider you a crook, if you associate with criminals. . .they may consider you "religious" if you speak with "zealots" etc.
2006-09-03 07:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that legal has anything to do with it. Its not a legal phrase. I think it means that people can learn a lot about you by who you hang out with. If your main group of friends does drugs, most people would assume that you do to, even though you may not.
2006-09-03 07:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by middle sista 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you were there or you knew the crime was going to happen and didn't do anything to stop it even though you did not commit the crime because you didn't stop it or alert someone to the crime you commited the crime without commiting the crime
2006-09-03 07:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by suesue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋