Legal Question in Criminal Law in Oregon

hypothetical criminal law questions for screenwriter

I'm starting work on a screenplay for an independent film I hope to shoot within the next year, and there's a lot of research-type questions I need to have answered. The story deals with a small-town Sheriff in an eastern Oregon town who, at various points in the movie...

1) tracks a serial killer in concert with FBI agents, 2) is sentenced to prison on a second-degree murder charge, and 3) is released from prison on parole

Like most Americans, for better or worse, most of what I know about law, crime and punishment comes from watching movies. I want to make sure that my script's treatment of these issues is realistic, and hopefully revealing of information that hasn't been seen a hundred times before.

To this end, I have a list of questions--most very open-ended--that I would like to get answered and elaborated on.


Asked on 10/24/97, 12:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jes Beard Jes Beard, Attorney at Law

hypothetical criminal law questions for screenwriter

Happy to talk with you if you would like.Much of my practice is criminal law.Perhaps you could e-mail me your questions and then follow up with a phone call a few days later.

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Answered on 11/07/97, 11:28 pm


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