Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:00 PM
cpamomfromtexas (1,202 posts)
Lawyer question- need legal citation
Regarding evidence tampering.
What laws are broken and how is it enforced?
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cpamomfromtexas | Apr 2013 | OP |
graham4anything | Apr 2013 | #1 | |
The Velveteen Ocelot | Apr 2013 | #2 | |
cpamomfromtexas | Apr 2013 | #4 | |
The Velveteen Ocelot | Apr 2013 | #6 | |
rug | Apr 2013 | #3 | |
cpamomfromtexas | Apr 2013 | #5 |
Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:03 PM
graham4anything (11,464 posts)
1. Ask the ACLU-they got Ollie North off, and forever no Iran/Contra can be looked into
Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:03 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (99,898 posts)
2. State or federal law? If state, which one?
There are a lot of different laws, depends on the jurisdiction.
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Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 10:06 PM
cpamomfromtexas (1,202 posts)
4. Texas but would tampering with evidence
Make it federal?
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Response to cpamomfromtexas (Reply #4)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 10:22 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (99,898 posts)
6. It would be federal only if the case the evidence pertained to
was part of a federal investigation or prosecution in the first place.
Here is the Texas evidence tampering statute: http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/37.09.00.html Here is one of many federal statutes: (relates to witness tampering) http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512 |
Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:43 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
3. Tecas statute.
TEX PE. CODE ANN. § 37.09 : Texas Statutes - Section 37.09: TAMPERING WITH OR FABRICATING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/8/37/37.09 Play around at the site. You'll find what you need. |