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Pretty stupid of his mother to represent him, and then admit to the court that he did it. The statute of limitations argument is a loser.

spicybright 5y ago
Wow, they refused a lawyer? Lol
- codetrotter 5y ago
  The defendants are in the UK, and the plaintiff in the US. The plaintiff filed their suit in Colorado according to the article. Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer, I don’t know if that applies when the defendant is a foreign national who is not even physically in the US. And I don’t know the UK legal system but if it’s anything like my country then they may need to hire the lawyer themselves. And it could be that they cannot afford this. I mean sure the kids stole a lot of Bitcoin but it’s not a good idea to use the stolen money until they know whether or not they get away with it. (And for the record I hope of course that they are forced to return the stolen Bitcoins.) Furthermore even though the mother is representing the son, it is possible that they have already sought advice from a lawyer on what to say. IANAL, TINLA.
  - pkaye 5y ago
    > Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer... I believe that is only for criminal trials. Isn't this a civil case?
    - codetrotter 5y ago
      > I believe that is only for criminal trials I looked it up and you are correct. There were some additional details about some circumstances where it could apply even then. But like I said, I’m not a lawyer :p
oh_sigh 5y ago
The statute of limitations argument isn't an argument stemming from guilt, it is merely an issue which may block the lawsuit before anything else is even presented to the courts. The mom isn't saying "Yeah he stole them, but the statute of limitations has expired". She is saying "This lawsuit doesn't even have standing because the statute of limitations has expired". If someone sued you for property stolen 50 years before you were even born, you would still argue the statute of limitations has expired before even getting to the physical impossibility of the act.
crtasm 5y ago
Where does it say she admitted he did it?
paxys 5y ago
The mother did not admit anything. And it is pretty obvious that she has professional legal advice and is not just acting on a whim. The lawyer was probably not allowed to represent her in a Colorado court.

spicybright 5y ago

Wow, they refused a lawyer? Lol

codetrotter 5y ago
The defendants are in the UK, and the plaintiff in the US. The plaintiff filed their suit in Colorado according to the article. Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer, I don’t know if that applies when the defendant is a foreign national who is not even physically in the US. And I don’t know the UK legal system but if it’s anything like my country then they may need to hire the lawyer themselves. And it could be that they cannot afford this. I mean sure the kids stole a lot of Bitcoin but it’s not a good idea to use the stolen money until they know whether or not they get away with it. (And for the record I hope of course that they are forced to return the stolen Bitcoins.) Furthermore even though the mother is representing the son, it is possible that they have already sought advice from a lawyer on what to say. IANAL, TINLA.
- pkaye 5y ago
  > Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer... I believe that is only for criminal trials. Isn't this a civil case?
  - codetrotter 5y ago
    > I believe that is only for criminal trials I looked it up and you are correct. There were some additional details about some circumstances where it could apply even then. But like I said, I’m not a lawyer :p

oh_sigh 5y ago

The statute of limitations argument isn't an argument stemming from guilt, it is merely an issue which may block the lawsuit before anything else is even presented to the courts. The mom isn't saying "Yeah he stole them, but the statute of limitations has expired". She is saying "This lawsuit doesn't even have standing because the statute of limitations has expired". If someone sued you for property stolen 50 years before you were even born, you would still argue the statute of limitations has expired before even getting to the physical impossibility of the act.

crtasm 5y ago

Where does it say she admitted he did it?

paxys 5y ago

The mother did not admit anything. And it is pretty obvious that she has professional legal advice and is not just acting on a whim. The lawyer was probably not allowed to represent her in a Colorado court.