Sigh, laymen.Originally Posted by Machismo
There is no "law" in the sense you seem to want it. There are various state and federal laws that may apply, and those are further modified by applicable case law, and even those are not a sure thing because that's what lawyers get paid for ... to take all those things into account, take into account the judge they are appearing in front of, take a read on the jury and take that into account, and after all of that to make the best possible case for their client.