Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Texas

... could this be real conspiracy?

In the work place - when 2 people have an interaction with each other - and one of the people takes secret notes on the other person, without the other person knowing that they are taking notes on them/and without their approval .. and the other person was baiting this person in order to use this secret-note-taking-information against the other person in their job .. ... could this be conspiracy?? .. and possibly invasion of privacy? In the Texas penal code .. there are laws against the law setting people up in order to catch them .. and there are laws about conspiracy. Would any kind of illegal law apply to this?


Asked on 7/19/03, 7:24 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: ... could this be real conspiracy?

It is not possible for the actions of one person to be a conspiracy against another. Part of the definition of conspiracy is a coordinated effort involving the cooperation of two or more people.

I'm not from Texas and I'm not a Texas lawyer, but even if "there are laws against the law setting people up in order to catch them" (which I very much doubt) those laws probably don't apply to civillians like your co-worker.

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Answered on 7/19/03, 8:07 pm
Regina Mullen Legal Data Services, PLC

Re: ... could this be real conspiracy?

There is certainly no law against taking notes of business conversations, --you can contest the accuracy of the notes with your own recollections.

If you allowed yourself to be baited while on the job, you can't blame the other person for taking notes.

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Answered on 7/20/03, 2:01 am


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