A little more on my friend's dilemma. Regardless of how he got the email documents, there is a threat to his life in one of the documents.
Does it matter how the documents were acquired if there is a threat to his life in the document?
The proposed use of the documents would be in civil...
Along these lines, a friend of mine is going through a divorce -- his wife is having an affair. No court orders have been entered. Mediation is a month away. My friend has gained access to his wife's email account and has reviewed or printed certain correspondences which confirm the affair...