Is this slander?

[tkey]

What is the name of your state?Kentucky It all started when my boyfriend had to go to court on a charge of defrauding a secured creditor, they got it settled in court and the proscuting atty. put him on supervised probation, and the reason for doing this was he said that he lived with a known drug dealer (which he was talking about me). I have never been in any kind of trouble with the law and I'm a law abiding citizen, I live in a small rural community of about 6000 people, and I have a good job with the state and the biggest thing I have a 9 year old son. I feel like he has tarnished my reputation. Do you all think this is grounds for a slander suite? I don't want any money all I want is for him to lose his job or at least not be able to do this to anybody else! Thanks, tkey

 

[divgradcurl]

Do you all think this is grounds for a slander suite?

No.

I don't want any money all I want is for him to lose his job or at least not be able to do this to anybody else!

Well, all you can really sue for in this case is money, so if you don't want money, not much point in suing.

Further, you'll need to show how your reputation has actually been harmed, and how you have actually been damaged. Your feelings aren't sufficient for this -- you need to have tangible effects from the slanderous speech.

Finally -- and most importantly -- if what he said was said in court, as part of the court proceedings, then what he said is absolutely privileged, and you can't sue him anyway.

 

[GranSuz]

D.A. Made False Statement to Attorney

My Son had a simular situation. He was arrested and jailed for 3 weeks, on a Felony Theft by Check charge. His Banker debited his Biz. Acct. causing the felony check. On arraignment, the Public Defender he had, wouldn't listen to any explainations. Told my Son he could agree to a felony, pay the check in 3. months, and the D.A. would let him bond out. When My Son wrote the check, the money was in his account. He doesn't want a felony charge, and can't understand why no one will listen or look at his documentation. As I was leaving the court room, the Pub. Defender whispered to me that the D.A. didn't want to let my Son go, because he was involved with (said a Name) dealing in drugs. I was shocked, but said nothing because I wanted my Son out of jail to take care of his problems. My Son had worked for the guy that the D.A. named, over a year ago. Neither my son or the guy has been in trouble over drugs. This is a judgement the D.A. made to another attorney, that told me. Can he say something false and get by with it? and is his beliefs going to have an effect on my Son when he goes to court about the Check? Does he need to confront the D.A. and discuss this with him?

 

[tkey]

Is this slander

KENTUCKY, I think it's really a shame that these people can get by with what they do, ecspecilly in this one horse hick town they do what they want to do. If you don't have the money to get a lawyer from away from here or you don't have a little pull, then your screwed. So I guess I'm screwed. Surely there is a way to stop these lawyers from doing and saying the things they do.