Comments on: A Quick Primer on Federal Criminal Prosecutions and the Statutes Involved in the O’Keefe Arrest. http://patterico.com/jury/2010/01/28/a-quick-primer-on-federal-criminal-prosecutions-and-the-statutes-involved-in-the-okeefe-arrest/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Scott Jacobs http://patterico.com/jury/2010/01/28/a-quick-primer-on-federal-criminal-prosecutions-and-the-statutes-involved-in-the-okeefe-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 Scott Jacobs Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:54:48 +0000 http://patterico.com/jury/?p=1901#comment-4734 And to further extend the question - does "turning a phone bank on" or "undoing a re-rout so the phones actually ring" count as "tampering"? And to further extend the question – does “turning a phone bank on” or “undoing a re-rout so the phones actually ring” count as “tampering”?

]]> By: Pons Asinorum http://patterico.com/jury/2010/01/28/a-quick-primer-on-federal-criminal-prosecutions-and-the-statutes-involved-in-the-okeefe-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-4732 Pons Asinorum Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:06:40 +0000 http://patterico.com/jury/?p=1901#comment-4732 Thank you Shipwreckedcrew, I feel like I just took a class in law -- and even understood it! I do have a question about Section 1362, if you would be so kind. Does Section 1362 distinguish between a working piece of equipment versus a non-working one? Just curious, thanks again. Thank you Shipwreckedcrew, I feel like I just took a class in law — and even understood it!

I do have a question about Section 1362, if you would be so kind.

Does Section 1362 distinguish between a working piece of equipment versus a non-working one?

Just curious, thanks again.

]]> By: nk http://patterico.com/jury/2010/01/28/a-quick-primer-on-federal-criminal-prosecutions-and-the-statutes-involved-in-the-okeefe-arrest/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 nk Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:34:59 +0000 http://patterico.com/jury/?p=1901#comment-4731 Is the preliminary hearing only a way to toll the time for returning the indictment, or can it be a substitute for an indictment for the case to proceed to trial, like in some states? Is the preliminary hearing only a way to toll the time for returning the indictment, or can it be a substitute for an indictment for the case to proceed to trial, like in some states?

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