He was held without a bail hearing for four and a half years. That is WRONG no matter what his crime was.
He agreed to it, as part of a deal to get him out of solitary confinement (according to him - I'd like to hear the other side of the story before I concluded that this was a great injustice). Frankly, as a geek myself, I don't want to be in the general population, as I would face being beaten up and sodomized, but hey, to each his own.
He probably would've been granted bail in the first place if he hadn't eluded capture for so long. Judges don't like it when you (a) run; and (b) are successful at eluding the authorities for any period of time. Even if he was granted a bail hearing, the judge would likely have either denied bail or set one so high that he couldn't afford to get out. Besides, all that time spent before his plea counted toward his sentence. He just got it over with early.
I wonder...
Would a NDA be legally binding for something as illegal as creating a worm that "hacks" itself onto peoples computers?
Wouldn't the one approched with a deal like that be obliged by law to report it to the police?
If someone asks me to do something illegal in exchange for money, am I breaking the law if I don't report it? Even if I turn the offer down?
The NDA would NOT be legally binding if it requires one of the parties to break the law. In most of the U.S., however, there is no obligation to report any illegal activity to the police.
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Rob at Cockeyed.com didn't seem to have problems with his personal bar-code project.
It looks like an inkjet printer, but I could be wrong.
This implies (to my untrained legal eye, which nonetheless is legally bound under pain of imprisonment to obey every single law in the land, every E.U. directive, and every libel law in Australia, because ignorance of the law is no excuse) that none of the evidence provided by the prosecution would lead the judges to convict Jon.
This is correct. I was a state prosecutor in Florida. I don't know Norwegian law, but in the United States, after the prosecution has presented all its evidence (and sometimes after the defense is presented, too), the defense may make a "Motion for a Judgement of Acquittal" or similar motion. Simply put, the defense is asking the judge to rule that the prosecution hasn't proved the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. This is to prevent the jury from deciding a case where the proseuction hasn't proven a crime under the law, even if the defendant's behavior offended the sensibilities of the jury.
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I give the movie 9/10 and the guy who did the acting for Gollum should definalty win Best Supported Actor from the Oscars.
Thanks. It wasn't easy, was it, Precious?
I recently applied to become a patent examiner.
I met one of the supervisors who encouraged me to apply, after hearing about my background.
Several months later, I learn they're not hiring unless Congress gives them a bigger budget.
I agree. I'm a state prosecutor in Florida. I love it when people try to pull this stuff.
I think the judge figured this was his third strike. Strike one was firing his first lawyer; strike two was firing his second.
He is entitled to represent himself if he wants, just as he is entitled to a lawyer, but it appears he has a fool for a client.
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I wish I had some mod points right now.
I think your sig owes Anne Richards a dollar.
Because players like to run over their opponents.
are Quake IV and Doom 3 almost the same game?
Grammar and paragraphs are your friends. Be nice to them.
Discussing something illegal isn't conspiracy without (1) intent and/or (2) taking one or more material steps toward the crime.
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If one of the people discussing the virus actually started writing it, then you'd have a problem.
IAAL.
What about Maddenites?
Geez, you people sure do take your games seriously. What was the conversion like? Did you have to be baptized again?
That should read, "fewer Gamecubes."
I know you're trying to be funny, but the FTC does not file criminal complaints against people. It sues them for money.
I know one of the attorneys in the "spam" department at the FTC. Nice guy - he's been doing this kind of thing for some time now.
We enforced 18 U.N. resolutions that no one else had the balls to do.
The problem with this is that, since Gobbles also participated in illegal activity, they open themselves up to prosecution.
He agreed to it, as part of a deal to get him out of solitary confinement (according to him - I'd like to hear the other side of the story before I concluded that this was a great injustice). Frankly, as a geek myself, I don't want to be in the general population, as I would face being beaten up and sodomized, but hey, to each his own.
He probably would've been granted bail in the first place if he hadn't eluded capture for so long. Judges don't like it when you (a) run; and (b) are successful at eluding the authorities for any period of time. Even if he was granted a bail hearing, the judge would likely have either denied bail or set one so high that he couldn't afford to get out. Besides, all that time spent before his plea counted toward his sentence. He just got it over with early.
The NDA would NOT be legally binding if it requires one of the parties to break the law. In most of the U.S., however, there is no obligation to report any illegal activity to the police.
It looks like an inkjet printer, but I could be wrong.
This implies (to my untrained legal eye, which nonetheless is legally bound under pain of imprisonment to obey every single law in the land, every E.U. directive, and every libel law in Australia, because ignorance of the law is no excuse) that none of the evidence provided by the prosecution would lead the judges to convict Jon. This is correct. I was a state prosecutor in Florida. I don't know Norwegian law, but in the United States, after the prosecution has presented all its evidence (and sometimes after the defense is presented, too), the defense may make a "Motion for a Judgement of Acquittal" or similar motion. Simply put, the defense is asking the judge to rule that the prosecution hasn't proved the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. This is to prevent the jury from deciding a case where the proseuction hasn't proven a crime under the law, even if the defendant's behavior offended the sensibilities of the jury.
I give the movie 9/10 and the guy who did the acting for Gollum should definalty win Best Supported Actor from the Oscars. Thanks. It wasn't easy, was it, Precious?
What do spiders have to do with apples? Last time I checked, spiders ate insects.
I recently applied to become a patent examiner. I met one of the supervisors who encouraged me to apply, after hearing about my background. Several months later, I learn they're not hiring unless Congress gives them a bigger budget.
I agree. I'm a state prosecutor in Florida. I love it when people try to pull this stuff. I think the judge figured this was his third strike. Strike one was firing his first lawyer; strike two was firing his second. He is entitled to represent himself if he wants, just as he is entitled to a lawyer, but it appears he has a fool for a client.