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Old 03-24-2011, 06:26 AM
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Just a note re the "third party" relay messages. Those are hard to prove (due to evidence rules) unless the third party is willing to confirm (in court, on the record) that the contact was at defendant's behest. IOW, if you have a text message or email from mom saying defendant asked her to get in touch, that's provable (or, rather, more likely to be provable) than a phone call. If mom denies in court that the defendant was the one who asked her to call (ie.g., "Oh, no, it was my idea, I was just trying to help"), you can't prove otherwise. If it's a text message or letter or something where she admits defendant asked her to contact you, she's not likely to be able to deny it. Either way, you would have to call the third party as a witness. Just something to keep in mind--you can still report it, but it's unlikely you'd be able to prove it.
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