Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

arrested for email apology

After attending a divorce support group my friend sent an email to his ex father-in-law which was intended as an apology. The email letter was misinterpreted as a threat, and the police arrested my friend. What can he do to prove there was no malice whatsoever, and the intentions were good.

Thank you.

Lisa


Asked on 9/12/06, 9:36 am

3 Answers from Attorneys

Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

Re: arrested for email apology

Arrested? he needs an attorney to defend him. Find an attorney who handles a large number of criminal charges as part of the attorney's law practice, and who is in that municipal court a lot of the time.

If you would like, give me a call; I am in northern New Jersey. I will be happy to discuss this with you; the telephone consultation will be free.

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Answered on 9/12/06, 10:45 am
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: arrested for email apology

I need to read the email to provide advice. If you could email the email to me so that I can review it I could then discuss the matter with your friend on the telephone or in my office.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 9/12/06, 12:35 pm
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: arrested for email apology

You have multiple issues here and it may not hurt to get an attorney that knows something about computer crime, after all, this is an alleged threat over the computer. My firm focuses on computer crime and I would be more than happy to discuss the case with you at no charge if you call me at 732/247/3340. As Mr. Davies said, this is a criminal case and not so much a family law case. However, depending on how it is charged, it may be intertwined and we handle both criminal and family.

Good luck!

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Answered on 9/12/06, 3:34 pm


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