06-03-2015, 07:10 PM
(06-03-2015, 06:39 PM)blueberryhill Wrote:(06-03-2015, 06:35 PM)Maggot Wrote: Jeb is a career criminal with the same MO being used with a few slight variations. He has been arrested for burglary at least 5 times in his 27 yrs on this earth.
Well, the Judge will not allow his past record be entered as evidence, because again, you can't assume in a court of law, that even with his criminal record, that his intent was to rob this residence. Homeowner guilty.....
Even if the judge didn't allow it (which isn't a given in civil court), the defense attorney will depose witnesses and could get them to open the door to Jeb's criminal convictions.
There's no definite answer to Maggot's scenario in terms of a legal ruling -- it depends on other unknown factors, IMO.