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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Iowa This is regarding a family friend. Doug who owns a construction business paid the city $2,000.00 for several houses. He was allowed to move the houses from those lots. He placed one house on his own property, and made a...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD Question for those of you familiar with the legal system. (This is not research-but based on a conversation my friend and I had) What's the rate of failure within the judicial system? Meaning how often do innocent people go to...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? IA This is not my situation but that of someone I know. A young couple that I know were in an argument while in the car. Lonny was driving and Jane had the passenger door open attempting to get out of the moving car. Jane has...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD What if any thing can or should happen to a police department that has lost evidence that could prove that the accused is innocent? There are wittnesses that watched the officer obtain this evidence. They have not replied to the...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD What can happen in a criminal case if there is loss of exculptatory evidence? They so far have no explination for losing this evidence (video tape) that witnesses watched them make. Any thoughts on this?

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD Are the witnesses at a Grand Jury hearing sworn in? I recently read some testimony from the so called witnesses that was all a pack of lies. They had to know it was lies. It was purely hearsay and based on no evidence. The charge...

What is the name of your state?SD Please tell me where I can find information or laws that cover blackmail--coercion--or bribery of a witness that will be testifying in a criminal case.

Sad Case What does the family's attorney think? The attorney for the Mother agrees, she passed the message on--it would be a bad idea to tesitfy in favor of the accused abuser because it would affect the outcome of the child placement in a negative manner. Even though the family of the child...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD--IA A CPS worker told a lawyer--who then advised the family of the child..if they testify in favor of the person accused of child abuse that they may never get custody of the child back. Even though such testimony (in favor)...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? SD These are just some general questions--I haven't had experience with a jury or a jury trial. I have heard that juries tend to side with attorneys that they like (perhaps even judging them by looks) This might sound stupid...but...

More info Someone is accused of assault on a child or child abuse not sure which. One Dr says it was probably an accident, another says it couldn't be an accident. The defendent of course believes he is innocent and I do too. The child had a serious injury but in my own medical opinion could...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? South Dakota--Iowa Several Questions What types of crimes can be considered a public offense? Does anyone have a link? Is it different in different states? What type of crimes can be indicted by a grand jury? Does a grand jury in...

As of now it is just an accusation of a crime, an isolated incident that occurred in South Dakota only.

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?South Dakota Vs Iowa If a crime was alledged to have been committed in South Dakota and the victim is a child from Iowa, and the accused resides in South Dakota, which state has jurisdiction to bring forth charges and eventually the...

State:Iowa I was always under the impression that in order for a will to be legal, a person had to be of sound mind. My Mother-in-law recently passed away, and the will was made shortly before her death from alzheimers. Only 1 of her five children is mentioned in the will, the one that took her...