Do you go to jail if you hit a person with your car?
It depends… Did you do it intentionally? Was it planned before hand? Yes, you will get arrested and if convicted go to prison, not jail, since that will be a felony.If it was an accident again it depends on if you have been drinking or on drugs. It could be an involuntary manslaughter charge and if convicted go to jail.It is really was an accident, the person didn’t die and you were at fault then it would be a misdemeanor and a fine and pay for the injured hospital bills.If it really was an accident and it was the other person’s fault, then no ticket and no jail.
Would a person still go to jail if he or she killed someone while sleep walking?
You are RIGHT! If the person were truly sleepwalking, the person would get away with the crime because he would not have had the mens rea (specific intent) to commit murder. Under modern law, there are many different forms of murder - 1st degree murder, murder (2nd degree), involuntary manslaughter, and voluntary manslaughter. The differences between the homicides are measured by the mental state of the perpetrator. If you specifically intend to kill someone and you carefully plan the murder, you will be charged with First degree murder. However, if you involuntary kill someone or kill someone in the heat of passion without time to think about your actions, you will be charged with manslaughter. Many think that a killing committed through sleepwalking is BS and automatically ASSUME, without conducting any research, that the courts will automatically charge the perpetrator with murder or manslaughter. That is not the case. There have been several cases where a sleepwalker killed someone and got away with it. The most famous case is "R v. Parks." This is taught early in every Criminal Law course for law students. Google it if you're really interested ...
Can a person go to jail for spitting on someone?
Yes. It is considered a form of assault. If the person calls the police and presses charges... You could go to jail.... but more than likely you would get some sort of slap on the wrist. Comunity service, probation, financial restitution type of thing. The easiest way to avoid it all is to keep your saliva to yourself.
Can the co-signer go to jail if the other person is hiding the car and not making the payments?
co-signer is spanish speaking and was unaware that they made him the primary person. he specified that we will only co-sign. the car was purchased for the daughter and the father co-signed. she moved out and we have no idea where she has the car and has not been making any payments. he tried to explain this the the lender but they said he's responsible which he wasn't aware that he was the main person on the contract and not the co-signer.
Can a person go to jail for busting out someone's car windows?
Depends who's car it is, example president your definitely going to prison. The rest probably a fine.
Can a person with Aspergers or autism go to jail?
Yes. People with autism are more likely to go to jail.In fact, studies indicate that the prison population has a higher proportion of people with Apergers or autism than the general population. One studied showed that autistic peope were four times more likely to go to jail.People with autism are more likely to go to jail because of social communication difficulties and complications with learning difficulties. This means a greater risk of legal difficulties. If I ever found myself facing police questioning, I would immediately notify them of my autism. Because it may harm my legal position, if I later disclose my autism as a means of relying on it.Only one UK prison has an autism friendly accrediation. Prisons are notoriously hostile environment for people with autism with bullying, social hierarchies and distressing noises.
Can a disabled person in a wheelchair go to jail?
Yes, a disabled person can go to jail in a wheelchair. Based on my own personal experience I went to jail in a wheelchair when I was unable to walk due to being bitten by a police dog. I was given pain medication in the hospital and taken to jail with stitches on both of my legs. But the hospital did nothing to clean my damaged facial features that were left bloody and injured as a result of police brutality. This left me feeling quite embarrassed to be seen in public.Fortunately, when I arrived in jail my cellmate had experience as a nurse. She took special interest in me being in a wheelchair and used her skills to assist me throughout the day.It was a remarkable turn of events from being treated brutally by the police to being treated with kindness by an inmate.Outside of my cell when the daily roll call attendance was taken I stuck out like a sore thumb being the sole inmate in a wheelchair. With no way to hide my facial injuries inmates stared at my face asking me or my cellmate, “What happened?” My cellmate would explain to other inmates that my injuries was caused by the police. Not only did my cellmate speak up for me she willingly took care of my needs by constantly pushing me in the wheelchair to every meal we had and she pushed me in the wheelchair to get my meds during scheduled med times. I never tried to take advantage of my cellmate’s kindness. She had her own agenda to make sure that the CO’s and the medical doctors notice her pushing me in the wheelchair to know that she is providing service to me as a nurse. For this reason I believe we both benefited being cellmates.Having a nurse as a cellmate that waited on me hand and foot was a benefit in jail that I didn’t expect but I fully appreciated. But don’t expect to be treated the same way I was in a wheelchair unless you end up with a nurse as a cellmate like I did.
Can a person go to jail for a breach of contract, or owing some money?
It’s upsetting to see several incorrect answers here.Yes, breach of contract can be criminal in certain circumstances.In Maryland and indeed most states, there is a crime of willful failure to perform a contract. For example, in Maryland, Business Regulation 8–605 makes it a crime for a contractor to fail to perform a home improvement contract without justification, or to deviate significantly from the agreed-upon plans. Speaking as someone who has successfully prosecuted this many, many times, the key is proving that the contractor either entered the contract with the intent to commit fraud, or abandoned the contract with the clear intent to harm the victim.That said, normally breach of contract is civil; in fact, breach of contract is often the preferred economic move for both parties. So long as you don’t engage in fraud by doing so, it’s not criminal normally.As for debt, no, you cannot normally go to jail just for failing to pay a debt. However, if the indebted can prove you took your debt knowing you never intended to repay it - e.g. if you told someone you’d pay them back if they lent you $500, but you never intended to repay it - that can be construed as theft by deception, and indeed prosecuted criminally. So, yes, failure to repay a debt can be criminal in certain circumstances.
Can a person go straight to jail from court? How does it work?
Say someone is convicted in front of the judge and the judge decides to lock him up (serve time), do they do it straight from the court room or is it a process where they give you a date and you come back, fill out papers, etc. etc. Does anyone know?
Will you go to prison if you kill a murderer who was going to kill you?
It depends on what you mean. If you mean, you heard through the grapevine that someone was going to kill you, so you went and killed the guy before he could kill you, yes, you are going to prison for that. You might get a lesser charge than you otherwise would because of your fear, but you also might get charged for first degree murder. This would be because you planned it out.On the other hand, if the person is actively trying to kill you and you use an appropriate amount of force in response, i.e. he has a gun pointed at you so you pull out your gun and shoot him, you would probably never even be charged because of self defense. Let's look at another scenario. Say you are in your house and someone is pounding on your door. You think that person wants to kill you. You go get your gun, open the door and shoot the person. Did you have a right to shoot that person? In some states, maybe, in most states, probably not. Detroit-area man who shot woman on porch convicted of murder after jury rejects self-defense | Fox News Where you are located when you defend yourself makes a difference too. In some states, you have stand your ground. This means you have no obligation to retreat. In other states, if you are not in your home, you have an obligation to retreat. So if you had a chance to safely retreat in those latter states and you didn't, you might end up charged with murder of some kind. When it comes down to it for self defense, the question is, 1. were you in danger of imminent bodily harm and 2. did you use a reasonable amount of force, given the circumstances, to protect yourself. Then you need the evidence to support what you are saying happened.