This is for an accident that happend over four years ago involving a girlfriend. I was not a witness to the actual accident, but did give some care for the victim after the accident.
I am afraid to speak or see the ex-girlfriend at this time.
The lawyer has already been spoken to about this, and is supposedly going to contact the client to see if I can be taken off this witness list.
Is there anything else I can do. I never agreed to be a witness at any time.
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2006-06-14 13:34:08 · 5 answers · asked by brownstargalactica 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Contact the attorney directly, but you may be out of luck.
If she was just a girlfriend, you were never married, spousal privelege doesn't attach. I'm assuming you were not her physician, so that is out.
If you are subpoenaed, they can compel you to testify. You can tell the judge no, but he can tell you "Go to jail go, directly to jail" and keep you there until you talk.
2006-06-14 13:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to "agree" to be a witness, and if you received a subpoena to appear, you should show up. You won't have to talk to anyone during the trial but the attorneys asking you questions (if you actually have to testify).
If the case is that old and you are such a minor part of it, you should try to talk to the attorney who subpoenaed you to get off the witness list.
2006-06-14 13:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by duh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you gave any type of statement to the police, you would probably be asked to verify any statements. Otherwise the statement to police is heresay.
If you are compelled to testify, just verify what your statements were and use the politicial statment of "I don't recall" for anything else.
Otherwise they might be fishing for any info your former girlfriend might of said at the time, using you to verify her statements from or to others.
Either way, tell the truth
2006-06-14 13:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by Curtis M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they choose to subpoena you, it is not a request. It is a demand to testify of what you saw & heard. There are no civil rights on this just a civil duty.
2006-06-14 13:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer, but as far as I know, they'll put you in jail if you refuse to testify; and since you'll be really pissed about it and concede to do it, they'll treat you as a hostile witness.
2006-06-14 13:42:05 · answer #5 · answered by jenniferb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋