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0 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Federal Crimes and Landlord - Tenant for Utah on
Q: So I just moved I into a new apartment and it is 100% intolerable for living along the lines of an Active Denial System.

An Active Denial System being the radio frequency weapon used in crowd control. Do I have 5 days to back out of my lease contract? Can we sue Downtown West Apartments? How do I prove what they are doing, is there some kind of radio and radiation test equipment. Who do I call to report this?

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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Real Estate Law, Constitutional Law and Federal Crimes for Ohio on
Q: Does a trailer park have to fix a broken mailbox? Right now all of our mail is being held at the post office.

The mail boxes old and the lock system is now broken so the mail carriers can not open it to deliver our mail. It has been 3 weeks! Does the owners of the park have to fix this and how long do they have?

Todd B. Kotler
Todd B. Kotler
answered on Jun 3, 2023

This would depend entirely on your agreement with trailer park. Trailer parks so not fall under the landlord tenant act unless you are renting the trailer rather than just the lot.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Federal Crimes and Gov & Administrative Law for New York on
Q: Daycare.Got a violation.Days later an AD for lawyer in mailbox.pay 5000.lose. I believe inspector placed ad for lawyer.?

She was labeled a child abuser and lost her daycare license. First Offense. Kid walked toward road. Passerby saw. total time 1-2 mins.Kid walked around the corner of house and like 60 feet. No injuries, perfectly unharmed.Built fence immediately after. can never happen again. Spent all savings.... Read more »

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 3, 2023

Further investigation might be necessary to meaningfully address the issues you suspect. But as a general matter, attorneys sometimes learn about matters in a community through seeing public notices, public court or agency records that include judgements, violations, etc. Good luck

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for New Jersey on
Q: Are toy guns purchasable via shipping in NJ? What are the rules in NJ

My son would like a toy gun on temu which has an assortment of water toy guns and play guns. However I don't wish to buy a toy gun if it isn't allowed to be shipped to NJ legally. Recently I believe our governer put into a bill rules regarding "imitation" guns that are sold as... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Contracts, Criminal Law, Employment Law and Federal Crimes for Ohio on
Q: Is it legal for my employer to use the audio on a camera if it's not posted or told they are listening?

I found out the cameras at work has live audio when being watched on the cameras. I live in Ohio, a single conset state. So idk how that applies to employers. Video is all we consented to and it's not posted the audio is also recorded in store.

1 Answer | Asked in Federal Crimes, Contracts and Criminal Law for Tennessee on
Q: What can you do if ups worker steals your package? A 42,000$ package!!!

I took it to ups access point last Thursday evening and yesterday tracking still hadn't updated so I sent my husband to the UPS store and she told him that the tracking number didn't look right it needed more numbers ok so I called them and they hung up on me and I called them back the... Read more »

Anthony M. Avery
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Anthony M. Avery
answered on Jun 1, 2023

That may be either a conversion, breach of contract or bailment action, possibly others. You will need a TN attorney if the delivery of the parcel was in a TN County. Probably a Circuit Court action. Be prepared to give alot more details than what you have posted, which is nowhere near... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Federal Crimes for Tennessee on
Q: What can you do if ups worker steals your package? A 42,000$ package!!!

I took it to ups access point last Thursday evening and yesterday tracking still hadn't updated so I sent my husband to the UPS store and she told him that the tracking number didn't look right it needed more numbers ok so I called them and they hung up on me and I called them back the... Read more »

Anthony M. Avery
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Anthony M. Avery
answered on Jun 1, 2023

No Federal Diversity or issue Jurisdiction here.

5 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Personal Injury and Federal Crimes for California on
Q: Hi, am I legally allowed to record a conversation without the other party's consent if I am trying to prove child abuse?

This is in California. The person I am wondering if I can record was not the direct abuser, but I believe they might have further knowledge of this child sexual abuse.

David A. Simon
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David A. Simon
answered on May 31, 2023

Generally, in California, you cannot legally record a conversation without the other person’s consent, but such evidence may be admissible in criminal cases even if it was unlawfully recorded. The rules are confusing, so it is best to consult an attorney about what to do.

Unlike New York...
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0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for New Hampshire on
Q: I have a warrant for arrest, police came to house but we didn't answer door. Now what? Do they obtain search warrant?

Been on pretrial for 3 years, charged with death resulting. I did not however commit the crime . I had a paid lawyer, spent all my money, 30,000 went to trial which resulted in mistrial. 11 to 1 in my favor...... Retrial was going to be scheduled, however prior to this date I attempted the above... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Constitutional Law and Federal Crimes for Kentucky on
Q: DC/ U.S. This is for research/educational purposes. Double jeopardy question.

If someone is convicted of crimes committed on federal property in the federal court in DC, can they also be tried under DC’s local jurisdiction for crimes not covered by federal law but covered by DC's local law? Or would it be double jeopardy?

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on May 29, 2023

Yes. They can be tried. Separate sovereigns eliminates the double jeopardy argument.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for Maryland on
Q: How do I expunge a case that has my incorrect birthdate?

I’m in montgomery county, Maryland. I want to expunge a Felony case from over 15 years ago. I purchased a copy of the indictment. My birthdate is incorrect on the first 2 pages and correct on the next 11 pages of the indictment. Someone used the incorrect birthdate and posted it on the internet... Read more »

Mark Oakley
Mark Oakley
answered on May 29, 2023

Just file the petition using whatever information (name spelling, birth date) that is on the judiciary case search page for the case you’re expunging. Sign it and file it. The case will get expunged. Who cares about the birthdate on a case file that will no longer be visible?

1 Answer | Asked in Federal Crimes, Criminal Law and Family Law for Missouri on
Q: If officers police reports are false with child endangerment allegations what can I do

He said she was 2 yrs old 2 blocks away unsupervised for 15-20 minutes she was almost 4 yrs old when it all happened she was playing in sand box and scooping dirt n rocks i was helping a new "friend" turning key of van he was working on and i stopped hearing her in the sad box and went to... Read more »

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answered on May 27, 2023

Under Penal Code § 118.1 PC, police officers can be charged with a crime if they knowingly make a false statement in a report, regardless of whether the statement was made under oath. This offense can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. Luckily, there are several things that can be done when an... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Federal Crimes and Identity Theft for Wisconsin on
Q: Mom fell for cyber fraud and we are 200k+ in debt to family and friends. How do we fix our situation?

Mom met someone online and starting to chat with him. They claim they were rich and needed some emergency funds. It continues and continues. And my mom kept on falling for the scam. Mom gave him over 300k USD. And now we have no money and are in debt. Family and friends say it’s impossible to get... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Tax Law and Federal Crimes for Georgia on
Q: My husband filed Married Joint & I filed Married Separately. We haven’t lived together since 12/2021. What do I do now?

He stayed before heart surgery from mid March 2022 until the 2nd week of April 2022. He has no family in the Savannah area. His brother was called and his recovery was made at his brother’s house in Lillburn, Georgia. He hasn’t contributed to my household since Dec. 2021. I filed for retirement... Read more »

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