18
votes
Can you be charged with breaking and entering if the door was open, and the owner of the property is deceased?
Who would reasonably believe what?
One suspect entered the home of other persons (even deceased, there would be an estate with property rights). A suspected accomplice was staying at the door, ...
- 18.9k
15
votes
Can you be charged with breaking and entering if the door was open, and the owner of the property is deceased?
canada
It seems that your scenario is set up to ask whether the "breaking" element of breaking and entering with intent can be met by simply walking through a doorway.
In Canada, the ...
- 61.4k
11
votes
On parole in one state but then get arrested in a different state
All states are not the same, but generally you need permission to leave the state and must transfer your parole to the new state if it will be more than a short trip.
Pretty much all states are now ...
- 7,379
11
votes
Can you be charged with breaking and entering if the door was open, and the owner of the property is deceased?
scotland
"Breaking and entering" is not a crime, but there is a common-law offence of "theft by housebreaking", which is a sort of aggravated theft. There is also "...
- 7,220
10
votes
Accepted
Is challenging an elderly American politician to take a cognitive test a violation of HIPPA law(s)?
The privacy-protecting rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) apply to covered entities and business associates of those entities. These rules require those entities ...
- 61.4k
8
votes
Accepted
Spanish Law regarding the use of an object in the commission of a rape?
The 2016 text of the Spanish penal code is easily available online. The relevant Sections are §§ 178-183. The key point is at § 181(4), which states that rape (including anal rape) committed with an ...
- 224k
6
votes
How to prove that someone forged my signature on a contract that I was not aware of
The most obvious option is to testify under oath that you didn't sign it. Sworn testimony is admissible evidence, even when it comes from a party to a dispute.
Other potential evidence very much ...
- 224k
5
votes
Can a criminal litigator introduce new evidence if it is pursuant to the veracity of a witness?
The defense doesn't need to. Unlike the prosecution in a criminal case that has to disclose basically everything before trial, the duty of the defense in a criminal case to disclose fact witnesses or ...
- 224k
5
votes
Why was Trump's hush money payment considered a campaign contribution?
As said in the jury instructions:
Under federal law, a third party’s payment of a candidate’s expenses is deemed to be a contribution to the candidate unless the payment would have been made ...
- 61.4k
2
votes
How to prove that someone forged my signature on a contract that I was not aware of
You can try contacting Docusign for assistance. They can probably provide logs showing the IP address that was used when using that pre-selected signature, and the time this occurred. From that you ...
- 3,951
1
vote
What is legal in retrieving stolen property?
Self-defence includes defence of property
So, chasing a thief and using reasonable force to regain your (or somebody else’s) property is legitimate self-defence.
Similarly, chasing a thief and using ...
- 215k
1
vote
in Arizona, under which conditions must a person stop and speak with law enforcement outside of legal traffic stops
Are all adults required to stop and engage any law enforcement when
directly or indirectly addressed by them?
Basically.
Police have a right to make a "Terry stop" if they have a reasonable ...
- 224k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible