This question is for a legal expert or someone in the legal profession. ( I ask it in first person, though the person is NOT me).
Q: I was accused, arrested and tried for a crime.
I was tried by jury and was found not guilty.
Some people still think I was guilty and say so. I believe they have a right to voice their opinion.
However, one person took a picture of a jail cell, indicated that this should be my home and posted it on the Interent with my name on it.
Do I have a case against this person or persons or do I just consider it name calling and forget it?
2007-11-01 08:32:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Unless you can prove actual damages (e.g., loss of a job) from the public posting, just consider it name calling and move on.
2007-11-01 08:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Heather Mac 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you have a case. Being found not guilty in a criminal proceeding does not mean that you are innocent, it only means that there is not enough evidence to prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In order to have a case for slander, libel or defamation of character, you must prove that the statements made against you are false and the person making these statements believes that they are false. Since you cannot prove this, I think you just need to forget about it and move on, you don't have a case.
2007-11-01 08:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In the U.S., to be "slander, liber or defamation of character", there must be something that is not true. Whether the jail cell "should" be your home is a matter of opinion. If the person said that you were convicted or that you were in jail, that would be untrue.
This does not mean that no other laws were violated.
2007-11-01 09:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be one person expressing an opinion about where they think you should be, it's not put forth as facts or the truth. So, no, it's none of those thing except a loudmouth on the Internet -- anyone who is regularly on THIS site knows all about those.
2007-11-01 08:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by Hillary 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Where did they post it? You may can have them thrown off the site. I believe it is defamation of character.
2007-11-05 07:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by rick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum folk of the names i take advantage of haven't any value; I only %. them at random from names i think of the mum and dad could have named them. the only instances characters have significant names are whilst the characters call themselves by using names of their very very own picking.
2017-01-04 17:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like harrasment
2007-11-01 08:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by antis with atole for brains 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋