The law is an ass. On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 2:03 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> A lawyer friend defended a similar case, driver crashed car, was on scene > and wondering around for about thirty minutes. Deputy arrived, noted smell > of alcohol, driver failed the field sobriety test and breathalyzer. > > At court, deputy testified that he did not see driver operating the car, > did not observe when the drinking occurred. Driver was not advised of > Miranda rights, so any confession was not admissible under the fifth > amendment. Government could not prove when the alcohol was consumed, and > adequate time has passed between crash and arrival of deputy that driver > could have become impaired after the crash. Not guilty. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On July 16, 2019 12:27:14 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >On 16/07/2019 11:10 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> Is that evidence always admissible in court? In Canada do you have > >the right to know your accuser? Has this yet been used in a weaponized > >fashion? > >> Seems like reporting the lawmakers who started the law would be a > >really interesting thing, it'd hassle them if nothing else. I'm > >interested in those cases where lawmakers get caught up in their own > >laws. > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >Some of these cases have been successfully fought but at considerable > >expense to the person charged. There is some talk of a constitutional > >challenge but I think there is hope that the Liberal government will be > > > >voted out this fall and the Conservatives will amend the law. > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
