JustWantJustice
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I'm curious about this after reading about the restraining order on a different thread/section of this forum.
Just how do you get saved text messages admitted as evidence? I've got lots and lots of them that I would like to use, but since I've not got an atty for now, I don't know how this is done. Would a judge actually sit there and let you sift through your saved messages and then, what? Read them, looking at the phone itself? Or do you have to have the transcribed as well?
it's really frustrating to me because I had saved so much on my ex and now it seems like nothing matters because of his lying. He's getting away with so much, and i just want a judge to really, really look at this, and these text messages are very damning.
I've also got a tape, an analogue tape that I made of him, showing what he's like when he's not playing hte part of the good Christian. It's horrifying. I know that I have to have it authenticated, but does not sound like a big deal. I am the one who recorded it. I kept it in a locked safe box. And it's analogue, not digital. Unfortunately, because of the nature of this encounter, there is a lot that you can't hear unless you know what is being said. Like I can hear that he's threatening me, but I had to rewind it a few times to figure that out. I talked to an atty on a consult that said I could transcribe it myself but that is not likely to fly, so I could have a court report transcribe it.
So what is the story with text messages and tape recordings, as far as presenting them as evidence? Anyone know about this?
Just how do you get saved text messages admitted as evidence? I've got lots and lots of them that I would like to use, but since I've not got an atty for now, I don't know how this is done. Would a judge actually sit there and let you sift through your saved messages and then, what? Read them, looking at the phone itself? Or do you have to have the transcribed as well?
it's really frustrating to me because I had saved so much on my ex and now it seems like nothing matters because of his lying. He's getting away with so much, and i just want a judge to really, really look at this, and these text messages are very damning.
I've also got a tape, an analogue tape that I made of him, showing what he's like when he's not playing hte part of the good Christian. It's horrifying. I know that I have to have it authenticated, but does not sound like a big deal. I am the one who recorded it. I kept it in a locked safe box. And it's analogue, not digital. Unfortunately, because of the nature of this encounter, there is a lot that you can't hear unless you know what is being said. Like I can hear that he's threatening me, but I had to rewind it a few times to figure that out. I talked to an atty on a consult that said I could transcribe it myself but that is not likely to fly, so I could have a court report transcribe it.
So what is the story with text messages and tape recordings, as far as presenting them as evidence? Anyone know about this?