cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 19 days agoDo criminal defendants ever legally change their names before trial so the conviction is under the name of the witness who outed them?message-squaremessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down13
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1message-squareDo criminal defendants ever legally change their names before trial so the conviction is under the name of the witness who outed them?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 19 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareazdle@news.idlestate.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·19 days agoI’m pretty sure (at least in the US) you need a judge to sign off on letting you change your name. I would guess most judges aren’t going to find “trolling my accuser because I think I’m going to lose a trial” a valid reason to change your name.
I’m pretty sure (at least in the US) you need a judge to sign off on letting you change your name. I would guess most judges aren’t going to find “trolling my accuser because I think I’m going to lose a trial” a valid reason to change your name.