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Damaging Evidence Taken From Facebook and Myspace: Yet Another Example of Why You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney

By Walin & Klarich

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This story is an interesting case. According to the article, it might be unethical for an attorney who represents someone to ask the opponent witness or alleged victim in a case to be a friend by using a fake friend request on Facebook.com What does that mean? That means your attorney can?t ask to ?friend? the alleged victim in a case without disclosing the fact that it?s the attorney who is requesting the friend, or that it?s a person sent by the attorney. But that doesn?t mean the cops can?t do it. Cops are allowed to do whatever they want to gather information provided that they tell the truth in court about it and don?t violate the United States Constitution. That?s why it?s important that potential defendants in criminal cases know that the best thing they can say to someone they don?t know, is absolutely NOTHING...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).