Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:00 PM

Lawyer question- need legal citation

Regarding evidence tampering.

What laws are broken and how is it enforced?

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Lawyer question- need legal citation (Original post)	cpamomfromtexas	Apr 2013	OP
Ask the ACLU-they got Ollie North off, and forever no Iran/Contra can be looked into	graham4anything	Apr 2013	#1
State or federal law? If state, which one?	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2013	#2
Texas but would tampering with evidence	cpamomfromtexas	Apr 2013	#4
It would be federal only if the case the evidence pertained to	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2013	#6
Tecas statute.	rug	Apr 2013	#3
Thank you!	cpamomfromtexas	Apr 2013	#5

Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:03 PM

graham4anything (11,464 posts)

1. Ask the ACLU-they got Ollie North off, and forever no Iran/Contra can be looked into

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Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:03 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (68,013 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, 09:06 PM

cpamomfromtexas (1,090 posts)

4. Texas but would tampering with evidence

Make it federal?

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Response to cpamomfromtexas (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 09:22 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (68,013 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

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Response to cpamomfromtexas (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:43 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.

Lawyer question- need legal citation

1. Ask the ACLU-they got Ollie North off, and forever no Iran/Contra can be looked into

2. State or federal law? If state, which one?

4. Texas but would tampering with evidence

6. It would be federal only if the case the evidence pertained to

3. Tecas statute.

5. Thank you!