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Merits of the case aside, that woman hired a pretty shitty divorce lawyer. The lawyer handed over incriminating material to the judge without any clue that the
by DevX101 16y ago
Merits of the case aside, that woman hired a pretty shitty divorce lawyer. The lawyer handed over incriminating material to the judge without any clue that the recording was indeed illegal.
- davidtgoldblatt 16y agohttp://static.arstechnica.com/2011/03/08/teddy_bear_ruling.pdf http://static.arstechnica.com/2011/03/08/teddy_bear_ruling.p... The tapes ultimately came to light because of discovery requests for relevant evidence. I couldn't quickly find any relevant information about discovery rules in Nebraska courts, but I'd be surprised if failing to reveal the recordings was legal here.
- wooster 16y agoIn a civil trial, sure, but when the evidence unveiled in discovery could result in criminal charges, I'd think the 5th Amendment would come into play. In any case, it'd get complicated quickly.