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If you received a chain letter in
the mall, would you read it and
continue the chain, or merely
toss it in the trash? If it promised
bad luck to those who break the
chain, you might think twice.
Postmaster Jerome Wieser
thinks many people are supersti
tious or fearful that if they don't
do what the chain letter says,
something bad will happen to
them.
Chain letters probably have
been around since the beginning
of the postal sendee, Wieser said.
And one important note many
hain letters are illegal.
"Whenever a chain letter asks
for a value to be sent," Wieser
said, "Or if it indicateathat if you
break the chain youH have bad
luck that is illegal."
The post office receives com
plaints of chain letters on a fairly
regular basis, Wieser said. How
ever, some people don't complain
because they are embarrassed to
admit that they ever got involved.
Most people who complain, do
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so because "they don't like to see
other people get ripped off,"
Wieser said.
When a chain letter is turned
over to the post office, it is first
determined whether the letter is
illegal asking for money, or
promising bad luck. If it is, a tho
rough investigation begins. Often
the chain letter can be traced
back to its originator.
The top of the list is usually
the origin," Wieser said.
When the letter has been traced
to its beginning, it is then handled
through the federal courts. How
flagrant the chain letter was will
determine what the punishment
will be, Wieser said.
"I assume there's a lot that goes
on without prosecution," Wieser
said.
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By Shelly Stall
Student Legal Services Lawyer
Special to the Daily Nebraskaa
Editor's note: This is the first in
a weekly, semester-long series
on legal problems frequently
faced by students. It is provided
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by Ehsllsy SiJl, ettoraey t&
Stedent Legal Services Center,
Nebraska Unien 225.
In conjunction with Alcohol
Awareness Week, the first ques
tion concerns a student charged
with driving while intoxicated. If
you have a legal question or
problem for this column, send
your cards and letters to Ask
Your Attorney, co Shelley Stall,
Nebraska Union 335, UNL, City
Campus.
Question: Saturday night on
my way home from a party, I was
pulled over by the Lincoln Police
for making an illegal U-turn. When
the officer gave me the ticket, he
asked me to take a breath test. I
failed the pre-test, and he took
me to the police station, where I
also failed the second test. I had a
.14 blood alcohol count and was
given a ticket for DWI.
I'm supposed to appear in court
on Friday. What should I do?
Signed, Busted.
Answer: Anyone charged with
DWI should consult a lawyer.
Most private attorneys charge
$300 to $500 for representation
on a DWI. Free counsel may be
available through the public de
fender's office to low-income stu
dents. Student Legal Services
represents students on DWI's
when other counsel is not avail
able. Since each case is different,
you need to have an attorney
read your police reports and ex
plore possible defenses. Did the
police officer have a good reason
for stopping you? (committing a
traffic offense is an adequate
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In addition to technical discussion, we will of course be
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relax and enjoy the finest music reproduction systems in
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you will be glad you did!
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reason) Did he have possible
cause to arrest you? Was the
breath test administered proper
ly? Is the breath test score reflect
ing your blood alcohol content
low enough to persuade the pro
secutor to reduce the charge to
reckless driving? That charge does
not carry the possibility of jail
time or the revocation of your
driver's license. (.14 is generally
too high to get a reckless unless
the state's case has other prob
lems.) Your court appearance on Fri
day is called an arraignment. It is
a hearing that lasts about 5
minutes. The purpose is to inform
you of the pending charge. The
prosecutor will read the charge
of DWI, and the judge will ask you
to enter a plea. If you plead not
guilty, a trial date will be set
about a month away. The judge
wilil ask you if you are repre
sented by an attorney.
If you have hired a private
attorney, the judge will add the
lawyer's name to his notes. If you
cannot afford to hire an attorney,
thvs is your chance to ask the
judge to appoint an attorney from
the public defender's office. A
plea of not guilty later can be
changed to guilty if you and your
attorney feel it best. However,
once you plead guilty at your
arraignment, and the judge
accepts your plea, you cannot
change it to not guilty.
If your attorney finds signifi
cant flaws in the state's case but
can't make a good plea bargain,
you may go to trial. This happens
in only a few cases.
If you and your attorney
decide to plead guilty, you face a
fork in the DWI road. A "straight
sentence" is dictated by statute
that is, the judge may not
decide the penalty. He or she
must sentence you to seven days
in jail, a $200 fine and a six month
revocation of your driving privi
leges. If you want to try for pro
bation, the judge will order a pre
sentence investigation. You will
spend about an hour talking with
the probation office about your
drinking habits and your crimi-
. nci, educational and family back
ground. The probation officer
-write i a repert to the judge. The
rcp:.;t r.-.cy recommend that you
Lv placed on probation. Or, if the
probation officer believes you
show signs of alcoholism, the re
port vviii recommend 30 days in
patient treatment before consid
ering probation.
