Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona
Attempting to find a specific law
I am trying to find the law that states that one cannot sue for damages sustained during a criminal act. For instance, if a drug dealer were to not be paid by a client, they could not take the client to court to collect the money because the transaction itself started out as a crime. I was hoping to find the law(s) that deal with this sort of issue (not necessarily having to do with drug sales, but with anything).
Thank you for your time!
~ Emily
Asked on 9/28/05, 12:00 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: Attempting to find a specific law
You are looking for the law of contracts. The law will not enforce an illegal contract. A drug deal is an illegal contract.
Answered on 9/28/05, 10:41 pm
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