I need a Attorney that deals with Victims of Kidnapping and Ransom. MY Question is What practice would this be called?-- Litigation or Criminal Prosecution?? - Which is it?
2007-12-13 10:47:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2007-12-13 10:48:06 · update #1
What do you need an attorney for?
Are you suing someone? IF so, that would be litigation.
Have you been accused of kidnapping? If so, then you want a criminal defense attorney.
I can't think of any other reasons a lawyer would be involved in a kidnapping case.
2007-12-13 10:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Citicop 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are a number of answers depending on your goal.
If you want to prosecute someone under the criminal laws and send them to jail (or otherwise punish them criminally), you need the state involved (the district attorney's office would handle this. The attorney handling the criminal prosecution from the DA's office is called the prosecutor. A criminal attorney would represent the defendant, the person charged with the crime.
However, you can also bring a civil lawsuit against someone for damages caused by the kidnapping and ransom. That would be called litigation.
For example, in O.J.'s case, he was held not guilty in the criminal prosecution but found guilty and ordered to pay monetary damages in the civil trial.
2007-12-13 19:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sightseeing 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A criminal defense attorney would prosecute a person charged with kidnapping. If a victim wanted to file suit against a person charged or convicted of abducting them, I would still go with a attorney associated with criminal law.
2007-12-13 18:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by dunns_kitty 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is a little thing on insurance. It might tell you something.
2007-12-13 19:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by Aubreigh aka The Female T-Pain 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CRIMINAL LAWYER
2007-12-13 18:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by harleygirl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋