Questions tagged [obstruction]
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Would a stealth car be street legal?
Say, for purposes of conjecture, that a certain carmaker decides to build a "stealth car." It is effectively invisible to police traffic radar.
Would such a car be street legal? It is ...
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What would be required to establish probable cause for an arrest and charge for obstruction of justice?
This question asked is it legal to pretend to be drunk?
A potential charge of obstruction of justice was suggested in one of the answers.
What would be required to meet a reasonable standard of ...
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Is a lawyer allowed to follow a client's instructions to hide evidence?
The police arrested a suspect linked to sexual assaults. The police searched his home. It sounds like initially the search warrants were very limited in scope but they widened as things turned up. ...
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Is asking police to justify their orders illegal?
From the BBC, WRT instructions by the police for people on the streets to move on:
the legal niceties don't always matter: "The police will often just insist on people 'moving on' because they ...
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Do you have to answer questions in English when pulled over?
When you have been pulled-over when operating a vehicle on public property (i.e. a highway), do you have to communicate with the officer in English in (Arizona) United States of America?
I understand ...
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What is the Basis in Law that an "Investigation 'Quid Pro Quo'" is Unlawful or Unconstitutional?
In cases of investigating election fraud, there seems to be a potential for a conflict of interest no matter who investigates it.
So, why can't the White House investigate campaign issues (involving ...
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Did Kamala Harris obstruct justice, if Tulsi Gabbard's claim is to be taken at face value?
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In the second night of the second 2020 Democratic Primary debate, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard claimed the following:
She blocked evidence -- she blocked evidence that would have freed an ...
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Is it obstruction of justice to advise someone not to answer questions from the police?
If two people X and Y are together and the police come and start interrogating X and Y says, "Don't answer any of their questions."., can the police then arrest Y for obstruction of justice?
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Are Congressional calls for Barr to resign tantamount to obstruction of justice?
A number of members of the US Congress have stated the opinion that the fact that President Trump twitted his opinion of Muller's investigation, before it concluded, amounted to an obstruction of ...
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Is it justifiable to disarm a policeman who is tasing an unhealthy person?
Is a citizen justified in disarming a policeman who is applying a taser to a suspect who committed a misdemeanor, but who is at an elevated risk of dying due to health conditions of which the police ...
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Can use of a pre-emptive pardon also be illegal obstruction of justice?
It seems well established that the President does indeed have the right to preemptively pardon people for crimes they have not yet been convicted of, so that is not my question.
Right now there are ...
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How does the US legal system prevent successful evidence tampering from reducing total punishment?
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You're suddenly startled by the feds knocking on your door. Someone must have squealed about the methamphetamine operation you've picked up as a hobby to try and save some money for your ...
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What if you follow the kidnappers' instructions to not talk to police?
Suppose your child is kidnapped. The kidnappers call you, give you "proof of life" (i.e., irrefutable evidence that they have your child in their custody and that the child is unharmed), and tell you ...
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Legal to demand payment for information of interest to criminal investigators?
Suppose I have a video surveillance system. Down the road from me a serious crime occurred. Investigating officers canvass the neighborhood looking for leads. I, being a "good" American citizen, ...
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