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toad
Wops, I didn't see cdwjava's reply when i sent this, it was not in response to him.
I take your advise to mean that the easiest, simplest, and best course of action is to take a plea bargain. And I also understand the punishment probably wont be bad. I understand it is not worth fighting. And I understand that some other laws may have been broken. I appreciate you letting me know. Your advise is probably good and I appreciate it.
Perhaps that is what I really need to know, I am feeling calm and not so upset, so that is good for me. (:
There is a curious side of me though, and although it may be irrelevant to the system, I do not think this particular law was broken. It is interesting to me that the truth or even innocents of the law is somewhat irrelevant to practical life. I can accept that. I don't like it, but it is reality. I will have to deal with it. I do believe she was authorized as an agent and therefor I believe she was not in violation of that specific section of law.
I don't think it is proper for us to make assumptions about the relationship that existed between my friend and the owner without asking both of them to explain it under oath. To me, this is an essential part of the case, and a good lawyer "if hired" would bring this up.
I also agree that on the surface the owner might think he has a motive not to tell the true story, However, I think a jury would consider the owners credibility and would at least consider his motives to lie as you have eluded with the grenade analogy. On the other hand, If the owner lies he risks being charged with lying and could find himself defending his lies in a civil court. So I am not sure which way he would go.
If you think she is guilty AND can explain it to me in detail sighting some case law or something, I would love to here it. Believe it or not that would be wonderful, I actually want to believe she is guilty of this particular law, that would mean there is no reason for me to help. I could go to sleep happy knowing that she was treated fairly. If you think nobody will care if she is innocent or not, I can deal with that as well, just let me know, but please do not confuse the two.
Thanks