Re: Right address, no name

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This one is too hard to answer correctly. It's addressed to his
address, but not his name. I think it is wise to look for a return
address, check to see who sent it, and who it was suppossed to go to.
That would be the right thing to do. If that can't be established.
Then take it to the post office and let them track it. This is like
the flyers that come in the mail addressed to occupant/s of your
address. Hey! what if it's explosive?

On 4/04/06, Bob R/CA wrote:
> On 4/04/06, Prairie Dawg wrote:
>> I'd say you're wrong, because to show entrapment you'd have to
>> demonstrate that the government induced you to commit a crime
>> you otherwise would not have.
>
>
> We've gona far afield from the original question, which seemed to
> be asking if it was legal to open mail sent to your address
> without your name on it.
>
> I recall going through this exercise in one of my law classes
> (sales?) and the hypothetical further asked if you were sent an
> unsolicited gift that required some purchase or commitment, could
> you keep it? I seem to recall something about an implied
> contract, but again, that departs from the original question.
>
> Intuitively, I can't imagine it would be illegal to open US mail
> sent to your address without a name, but if it contained another
> name that's not so obvious. I just moved, and right now I get
> this a lot - I just write "please forward" or "not at this
> address" and drop it back in the mailbox. I expect opening mail
> clearly addressed to someone else (even a company) would violate
> federal law - but addressed to just a few letters? Were they call
> letters for a broadcast station? Do you live in a zoned
> residential area? That may not make a difference, but may help to
> explain why something with a non-human name on it was reasonably
> delivered to your address.
>
> I expect you opened it by now - what did it contain?
>
>>
>> On 4/04/06, Jason wrote:
>>> I'd say that's entrapment, which, as it turns out, is also
>>> against the law.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/03/06, Prairie Dawg wrote:
>>>> Yeah, sure, go ahead. Suppose it's dope or porn and there's
>>>> a sting going on. What will you say then?
>>>>
>>>> The betrter choice is to return it to the sender unopened.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/31/06, Ryan wrote:
>>>>> I received a package sent to MY address that was not under
>>>>> my name nor addressed to anyone, just to the four letters
>>>>> (ex. A B C D) that make no sense. If the package was sent
>>>>> to my address can i open it?