Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

stalking

I have been arrested for stalking and charged with a misdemenour. This was 3 years ago.

I have successfully served my probation. What if I were to contact this person again (one time)? Are their legal ramifications if I do?


Asked on 5/05/08, 10:33 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

Re: stalking

I would need to know why you would want to contact this person in the first place. Give me a call or send me an e-mail and I will provide you some quality free advice. Visit www.kliszlaw.com for info. Tim Klisz

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Answered on 5/05/08, 10:54 pm
Neil O'Brien Eaton County Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Re: stalking

If there is a current Personal Protection Order in place, or any other "no contact" court order, then you should NOT contact the protected person directly or indirectly -- no phone calls, no email, no text messages, don't have another person pass messages.

If you contacted the person, you would be running the risk of being charged again with stalking or alother crime. Stalking would require that the reason for your contact be analyzed -- it would have to be such that a reasonable person would feel harassed, etc by this kind of contact AND it would have to actually cause the victim to feel harassed, etc. The contact also must be "un-consented".

The bottom line is that if the victim previously did not want you in his/her life anymore and took it to the level of a criminal prosecution, why would you think that time has undone all of that? Move on!

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Answered on 5/06/08, 8:49 am


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