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  1. Philpots

    Philpots DI Senior Member Restricted Account

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    If you have studied the Philippine law as closely as you say you have then you will know that evidence is easily dismissed on a technicality then you spend the next 20 years going through the appeal processes. Really, I think you should wake up to reality.
     
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    Philpots, Jul 27, 2019
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  2. PatO

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    Motormouth, from a distance, if you don’t have a target on your back, you at least have a dark cloud hanging over your head. Odds for you to come out a winner, given you are a foreigner going against the local establishment, may be too low to bet against. Do you have a PlanB? An”exit strategy”?
    Could you get advice from the Consulate? Good luck.
     
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    PatO, Jul 24, 2019
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  3. Philpots

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    You wont beat it if you end up like a lot of other drug suspects, will you. Leave it mate. You are a road to nowhere and will be soon forgotten. Sorry to say that but its the truth.
     
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    Philpots, Jul 24, 2019
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    Not sure what they are here, but I have applied for warrants before in the US, they are not as easy to get as one might think.

    And yes, a warrant is not a verdict of guilty. It is simply presenting evidence to obtain a search in which you believe will uncover proof that a crime was committed. Verdicts are handed down either by a Judge or a Jury.

    Misleading a Prosecutor or a Judge to obtain a questionable warrant will not end well.

    We may see proof of that soon enough in the US.
     
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    Happy Camper, Jun 19, 2019
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    I have a Law Degree and am familiar with the chain of custody, having spent 29 years as a Federal Agent. Are we fencing Rye83? I'd prefer not to. I respect your knowledge and research capabilities. I'm interested in who his attorney is. I scrupulously obey the law, but believe in being prepared.
     
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  6. Toto

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    I think this was the one where they did a photo spread in a FB group on the April buy bust. I was ticking through the points they were making- improper description of the house which implicated the buy the night before wasn't done, etc, and realized he had a pretty good lawyer. It didn't convince me, but I would like to know the name of his lawyer. :smile:
     
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    Toto, Jun 17, 2019
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  7. danbandanna

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    Maybe they did it right and they found that the evidence didn't support the accusation? Good thing they don't have trial by jury in the Philippines. I would never opt to be judged by my "peers"...since most of my "peers" seem to think that "arrest = guilty, case closed".





    Really... so someone planted that 8 grams of Shabu .... Some times a cigar is just a cigar
     
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    Last edited: Jun 17, 2019
    danbandanna, Jun 17, 2019
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    What happened to "shoot first, ask questions later"? Drug dealing in many asian countries is not for the faint of heart.
     
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    cabb, Jun 17, 2019
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    Drug offenses are bailable. There are only a few things like serious corruption charges that have no bail. If the charges are weak ( or you are " important") the judge will still grant bail.
     
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    Show Pony, Jun 16, 2019
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  10. Rye83

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    Arrested doesn't mean convicted.

    Or there wasn't any real evidence collected the first time.
     
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    Rye83, Jun 16, 2019
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