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Terrorist Phone call?

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mangmang

Junior Member
California.

My buddy(A) called me the other night telling me that his car had been spit on by a person(B). This person(B) has harassed me before with threatening phone calls. I have the phone number of this guy(B) who spit on the window. I called him and asked him if he was messing with my friends car, he swore he didnt do anything. After the phone call, i called my buddy and old him that i didnt think this guy spit on his car and that he has the wrong guy. I did use some foul language because i was very upset. I specifically told him that if he keeps messing with other peoples cars that he'd better watch out. I i did not propose any other threats. About 3 hours later his car was torched by person B with gasoline. He left the gas tank at the scene and now the cops are telling me that i am an accessory to the crime because of my phone call. I was home the whole time it happened and i told person B that Person A most likely did not spit on his car. Before this happened, my buddy told me that he was going to do something to person B but he did not specify what exactly he was going to do. The police told me that i can be charged for terrorist phone calls and i can be charged as an accessory. what would you recommend that i should do?
What kind of sentence would be likely if convicted of making terrorist phone calls?
 


seniorjudge

Senior Member
Standard answer

Here are some hints on appearing in court:

Dress professionally in clean clothes.

Do not wear message shirts or caps.

Don't chew gum, smoke, or eat. (Smokers...pot or tobacco...literally stink. Remember that before you head for court.)

Bathe and wash your hair.

Do not bring small children or your friends.

Go to court beforehand some day before you actually have to go to watch how things go.

Speak politely and deferentially. If you argue or dispute something, do it professionally and without emotion.

Ask the court clerk who you talk to about a diversion (meaning you want to plead to a different, lesser charge), if applicable in your situation. Ask about traffic school and that the ticket not go on your record, if applicable. Ask also about getting a hardship driving permit, if applicable. Ask about drug court, if applicable.

From marbol:

“Judge...

You forgot the one thing that I've seen that seems to frizz up most judges these days:

If you have a cell phone, make DAMN SURE that it doesn't make ANY noise in the courtroom. This means when you are talking to the judge AND when you are simply sitting in the court room.

If you have a ‘vibrate’ position on your cell phone, MAKE sure the judge DOESN'T EVEN HEAR IT VIBRATE!

Turn it off or put it in silent mode where it flashes a LED if it rings. AND DON'T even DREAM about answering it if it rings.”

(Better yet, don’t carry your cell phone into the courtroom.)”


Here are seven stories that criminal court judges hear the most (and I suggest you do not use them or variations of them):

1. I’ve been saved! (This is not religion specific; folks from all kinds of religious backgrounds use this one.)

2. My girlfriend/mother/sister/daughter/wife/ex-wife/niece/grandma/grand-daughter is pregnant/sick/dying/dead/crippled/crazy and needs my help.

3. I’ve got a job/military posting in [name a place five hundred miles away].

4. This is the first time I ever did this. (This conflicts with number 5 below, but that hasn’t stopped some defendants from using both.)

5. You’ve got the wrong guy. (A variation of this one is the phantom defendant story: “It wasn’t me driving, it was a hitchhiker I picked up. He wrecked the car, drug me behind the wheel then took off.” Or, another variation: “I was forced into it by a bad guy!”)

6. I was influenced by a bad crowd.

7. I/my kid/my whatever has surgery scheduled.


https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?p=854687#post854687

Public defender’s advice

http://newyork.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/70300494.html


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