Palmdale California,
I am writing this on behalf of a relative of mine. He is being charged with rape of his sister when they were both minors. He says it never happened; they are debating if they should keep it in juvenile or adult court. He is being held without bail and has been there for over a year now without a court date. This all started when his sister called him from a recorded line accusing him of rape. He advised he never knew he was being recorded and that he never admitted to anything. The recording has not be released publically but his public defender says that most likely he will do time for this crime for the way the conversation went. He says, all he said was that one time he and his sister were drugged by parents and woke up naked. A little background to this story is that their parents were drug addicts who did horrible things to these kids and it was never proven. It is also thought that the dad is pushing the daughter to press these charges. Lastly he has been tried for rape against his sister in the past and the charges were dismissed.
The questions I have are
1 what is the law on recording conversations and using it for evidence in this case
2 what can I do to help him out of this mess. I believe that he is innocent and just a product of his environment
3 what would be the cost to get him out if this with a good lawyer.
Thanks in advance.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I am writing this on behalf of a relative of mine. He is being charged with rape of his sister when they were both minors. He says it never happened; they are debating if they should keep it in juvenile or adult court. He is being held without bail and has been there for over a year now without a court date. This all started when his sister called him from a recorded line accusing him of rape. He advised he never knew he was being recorded and that he never admitted to anything. The recording has not be released publically but his public defender says that most likely he will do time for this crime for the way the conversation went. He says, all he said was that one time he and his sister were drugged by parents and woke up naked. A little background to this story is that their parents were drug addicts who did horrible things to these kids and it was never proven. It is also thought that the dad is pushing the daughter to press these charges. Lastly he has been tried for rape against his sister in the past and the charges were dismissed.
The questions I have are
1 what is the law on recording conversations and using it for evidence in this case
2 what can I do to help him out of this mess. I believe that he is innocent and just a product of his environment
3 what would be the cost to get him out if this with a good lawyer.
Thanks in advance.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?