mreye Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-mega06.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Just a quick legal question, how can the person who claimed to lose the ticket, prove it was hers to claim a portion (or the entire) prize? Would something like this even be possible in this case? Even if it can be proved, can she be awarded anything since she lost it (are there laws on the books that thwart 'finders keepers?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I am not an attorney, but I would assume she could prove ownership a few ways. 1. A history of playing those numbers. Perhaps losing tickets, etc. 2. The stores camera may have had her come into the store at the time the ticket was sold. 3. Fingerprint or DNA evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 6, 2004 Author Share Posted January 6, 2004 I am not an attorney, but I would assume she could prove ownership a few ways. 1. A history of playing those numbers. Perhaps losing tickets, etc. 2. The stores camera may have had her come into the store at the time the ticket was sold. 3. Fingerprint or DNA evidence. The store's camera's were broken. Ain't that a b****?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I see about the last 2 (very good points), but the first one would be nothing more than circumstantial, I would think. All the other person would have to say is that she missed playing that week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 The store's camera's were broken. Ain't that a b****?! And an expensive b**** at that. I guess that leaves her at finger print evidence. Hope she wasn't wearing gloves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I see about the last 2 (very good points), but the first one would be nothing more than circumstantial, I would think. All the other person would have to say is that she missed playing that week... I think the court would find it very coincidental that the numbers she's played for months all of a sudden someone else played exactly the same week she stopped. Courts have had to summon the wisdom of Salomon before. Look at Bonds baseball. There wasn't case law on that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 6, 2004 Author Share Posted January 6, 2004 Yeah, but fingerprints only mean she touched it, not owned it. I believe there's not a damn thing she can do, especially now after she came out and said she lost it. Maybe she'd have a better case if she claimed it was stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 It's finders-keepers. She could have a f***in receipt for that s*** and not get it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I suggest 12 rounds of boxing for the right to the ticket. At least the loser would still get something out of the whole ordeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 If someone lost a valuable picture would our answer be the same? Someone lost a valuable item, all the same laws would and should apply just like any other item. The courts would make a resonable attempt at determining the owner. When she came forward, her history (is she trustworthy? has she made other claims that proved to be false?). Our society doesn't operate on finders keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 6, 2004 Author Share Posted January 6, 2004 She was full of s***! She lied! Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 If worst came to worst, we could always ask this guy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 If worst came to worst, we could always ask this guy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Just a quick legal question, how can the person who claimed to lose the ticket, prove it was hers to claim a portion (or the entire) prize? Would something like this even be possible in this case? Even if it can be proved, can she be awarded anything since she lost it (are there laws on the books that thwart 'finders keepers?' sign the back of the ticket as soon as you get it.. there is generally a place on those scratch off style games for that. You have to sign if you win more than $1200, because you have to claim tht as income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 It's finders-keepers. She could have a f***in receipt for that s*** and not get it back I'm with you on that one. Maybe if you hadn't been careless in the first place then you'd be millions of dollars richer. Time to go back to playing that number again for 30 years or so HAHAHAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 She was full of s***! She lied! Update This is her and her purse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 This is her and her purse... I hope they prosecute this biatch... I read where she could be fined $1000 and face jail time for filing a false police report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 As if there was any doubt.... The woman claiming to have lost the winning lottery ticket has an extensive history on the wrong side of the law. The Smoking Gun is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 As if there was any doubt.... The woman claiming to have lost the winning lottery ticket has an extensive history on the wrong side of the law. The Smoking Gun is there. Ha! Awesome. This is so much fun looking from the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 The police report is pretty compelling.. the way she picked the numbers. The officer even noted that she did not hesitate, and it was not published the time frame in which the ticket was bought. What the hell.. maybe she is telling the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Too bad her past may bite her in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Too bad her past may bite her in the ass. Call me crazy.. but I don't think that will matter. Big deal she's had a shady past. People tend to vote for happy endings. Right now... if I was on the jury and read that cops statement... I think I would believe her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 Yeah, but the new chick has old lottery tickets with those numbers and a receipt from that grocery store at the same time the ticket was sold. I don't think the first woman has any of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Oye... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...owerball_arrest All that $$ and this guy has nothing better to do with his time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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