Mmm

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I gotta get my ass in gear. I'm so fucking lazy these days, and it isn't good for anyone. I just sit on my ass and listen to music, eat everything in my apartment, and wander around downtown aimlessly.

My Psych fic's still coming along, although I've hit a minor standstill... I did find a link to an introduction of the California Criminal Justice System which gave me some good info, but I still need to figure out what Shawn's attackers can be legally charged with. If anyone here is knowledgable about the criminal justice system in general, please drop me a line. I have a few (i.e. many) questions, like what constitutes as attempted murder. Also about the court process, and how viable it is that an attempted murder case would go to trail, and then how long the trial would go on for. Finally, I need to know in what order the witnesses would called to testify on the stand. When, for example, would Lassiter be called to the stand if he was the preliminary investigator on Shawn's case? Before or after Shawn was called to the stand? Before or after Shawn's (alleged, but not really) attackers?

Man, this is a eally daunting task. Who am I kidding? I'm totally screwed.

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Wow, look whose posts suddenly started showing up on my friends page?

You already know I know nothing about real law. However I would think they could definately be charged with assault-and-battery. Not sure about attempted murder, but assault should be pretty basic, right?

Worst to worst, Google and learn what you can, and fudge what you can't. ...As your beta I shouldn't be saying this, should I? Oh well.

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Oh yeah, Peters'll definitely be tried for assault-and-battery, but I'm wondering if he can also be tried for attempted murder, since he moved Shawn in order to cover his tracks. Peters might not have meant to harm Shawn that badly initially, but he clearly meant for Shawn to die if he didn't want Shawn to be found, so does that mean he can be tried for attempted murder? At the very least, he's get hit with hindering an investigation. And covering up a crime has to be a felony... Another question I have is whether Meyer would get charged with the same crimes as Peters even if he didn't actually particpate in the physical assault? He helped move the body, what does he get charged with? Accessory to murder? Could he be tried for false testimony in the police report? I have no idea! I should have thought of all this before I started writing this damn thing!

I know you can't really answer those questions, and I'm definitely Googling most of this, but it's such a daunting task figuring out what they can be legally charged with, and then, like I said, in what order the witnesses testify. Who goes first? Brambley, a witness or two to Shawn's psychic "show" at SOHO the night he was attacked, Carlton, Jules, the CSIs, Shawn's doctor, Meyer, Peters, Shawn himself? I mean, seriously, this is important stuff, and I have no idea how to proceed.

Agh, I suck.

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Accessory to murder?

Sorry, that should be accessory to attempted murder, since Shawn's not dead.