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[LQ] [1905|1906] Islands of Unity v. Roavin | Withholding Evidence and Contempt of Court - Printable Version

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[1905|1906] Islands of Unity v. Roavin | Withholding Evidence and Contempt of Court - islands_of_unity - 02-17-2019

Your honors I believe that Roavin has committed the crime of contempt of court by not disclosing his findings of evidence of bribery in the nakari v north praire case. As mentioned in the complaint filing in the aformentioned case, and shown in the attachments below roavin withheld evidence that was used later in an indictment issued by the court against north praire, that evidence having to do with his attempts to bribe concrete slab. 

My legal questions here are as follows: 

1. Has Roavin commited contempt of court by not supplying the evidence?
2. If evidence is withheld by a legislator that later leads to an indictment in a crimminal case, has that legislator committed contempt of court?
3. Should legislators be made to disclose any evidence of crimminal activity in the region that they come accross?
4. If question 2 is awnsered in the affirmative, what timeline should disclosure of crimminal activity follow?

Thank you your honors

RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - Roavin - 02-17-2019

Your honor,

I realize that you have not yet determined justiciability, but if it pleases, I will tackle this head on since it's an easy one. Even if the described scenario were to constitute contempt (which is very strenuous), clearly the plaintiff's evidence shows that there was an intent to file.

RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - islands_of_unity - 02-17-2019

Your honor

I would like to point out that it is unlikely that roavin would have filed during the election as this came forward on the second day of elections, that it is unlikely that cs would have granted permission, and that nakari believed that roavin's intent was to avoid filing

thank you

RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - Nakari - 02-17-2019

(02-17-2019, 08:18 PM)islands_of_unity Wrote: Your honor

I would like to point out that it is unlikely that roavin would have filed during the election as this came forward on the second day of elections, that it is unlikely that cs would have granted permission, and that nakari believed that roavin's intent was to avoid filing

thank you


For the record - I believed that Roavin's intent was to convince Concrete Slab to give permission to disclose the logs, and that he was attempting to get that permission in order to file. I didn't think he wanted to avoid filing at all. I did, however, think that waiting to get the permission of someone you're about to accuse of a crime was a serious misjudgement, and that this needed to be brought to public attention before the elections were over.

Finding of Probable Cause - Kris Kringle - 02-20-2019

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Finding of Probable Cause

Whereas Islands of Unity has requested this Court to indict Roavin through the following request:

Has Roavin commited contempt of court by not supplying the evidence?

Whereas this Court is empowered by Article V, Section 1 of the Judicial Act to indict individuals when it finds probable cause that they may have committed a crime, as codified in the Criminal Code.

It is resolved with respect to this Review Request as follows:

  1. The Court does not find probable cause that Roavin may have committed Contempt of Court.
  2. The Court may provide an opinion on its reasons for issuing this determination, at the request of the complainant, or any party so authorised by them, no later than seven days following the publication of this Finding.

It is so ordered.

Kris Kringle
Chief Justice


RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - Imperial Frost Federation - 02-20-2019

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RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - islands_of_unity - 02-20-2019

I would like to ask the court for a determination opinion, specifically foucusing on what does and doesn't qualify as contempt of court, and if possible any answers for the other legal questions submitted.

Thank you your honor

RE: Crimminal complaint against roavin - Kris Kringle - 02-20-2019

Contempt of Court, under the definition considered by the Court, is any behaviour that constitutes a deliberate perversion of the justice system. That is, conduct which prevents the judiciary from reaching a true and just result.

As was said elsewhere, the Court will consider the justiciability of your other questions will all due haste.

Determination of Justiciability - Kris Kringle - 03-10-2019

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Determination of Justiciability

Whereas Islands of Unity has requested this Court that a review be conducted on certain issues related to the interpretation of the law with the following questions:

If evidence is withheld by a legislator that later leads to an indictment in a crimminal case, has that legislator committed contempt of court?
Should legislators be made to disclose any evidence of crimminal activity in the region that they come accross?
If question 2 is awnsered in the affirmative, what timeline should disclosure of crimminal activity follow?

Whereas this Court has conducted a careful review of the merits of such a request on the basis of its legal necessity and potential to impact present and future policies.

It is resolved with respect to these Legal Questions as follows:
  1. They are not deemed justiciable.
  2. The Court may provide an opinion on its reasons for issuing this determination, at the request of the petitioner, or any party so authorised by him, no later than seven days following the publication of this Determination.
It is so ordered.

Kris Kringle
Chief Justice