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revmclaren

(2,577 posts) Sun Apr 15, 2018, 01:55 PM Apr 2018

A question to DU legal people about evidence obtained in the FBI search.

Can evidence obtained in the search of Cohen's office, apt, etc be shared with State agencies if there is evidence that State laws were broken by Cohan and/or his associates? It seems to me that there could be a cornucopia of crimes both foreign and domestic that could be discovered here.

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A question to DU legal people about evidence obtained in the FBI search. (Original Post) revmclaren Apr 2018 OP

I've been wondering the same thing. If documents unrelated to the issues set forth in the warrant Nitram Apr 2018 #1

I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on television, but I suspect.... Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #2

Yes, it can be. And it often is when federal and state jurisdictions overlap, as occurs here. Nt EffieBlack Apr 2018 #3

Nitram

(22,949 posts)

1. I've been wondering the same thing. If documents unrelated to the issues set forth in the warrant

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Sun Apr 15, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

indicate a crime has been committed, can they be used in court?

Brother Buzz

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2. I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on television, but I suspect....

Reply to revmclaren (Original post)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 02:22 PM

Apr 2018

if the Eric Schneiderman, the Attorney General of New York state, made an official inquiry and request into this matter, the Feds might be obligated to comply.

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

3. Yes, it can be. And it often is when federal and state jurisdictions overlap, as occurs here. Nt

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Sun Apr 15, 2018, 02:23 PM

Apr 2018

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