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If someone threatens to kill you and you wiretap it as evidence... that evidence is dismissible in court even after said subject (you) was found dead. That's n
by gamblor956 2mo ago
If someone threatens to kill you and you wiretap it as evidence... that evidence is dismissible in court even after said subject (you) was found dead.
That's not how the law works in the U.S. or most of Europe. A recording of the defendant threatening to kill the victim is admissible as evidence, especially if the victim winds up dead shortly thereafter. For example, see https://www.thebulldog.law/california-penal-code-633-5-the-victim-recording-exception-and-your-defense-rights https://www.thebulldog.law/california-penal-code-633-5-the-v...
- threethirtytwo 2mo agoMaybe they make exceptions for murder, but in general, wiretapped evidence is dismissible.
- gamblor956 2mo agoCA make exceptions for most violent crimes (including kidnapping) and extortion and blackmail. Also, any statement in a public area or outdoors is generally admissible (it becomes the burden of the counterparty to show that an expectation of privacy would arise). And importantly, these exceptions are only required in two-party-consent jurisdictions, of which there are only about a dozen. The remaining states are one-party consent. Most of Europe is one-party consent.