i live in greensburg, pennsylvania. a friend of mines daughter had to press charges against her boyfriend for beating her up. actually her dad made her. she did not want to. anyway he is in jail & the hearing came up & she came home & said it was continued. we ask her when the new date is & she says she does not know. now she is visiting him in jail. we heard a rumor that she dropped the charges so that she could go visit him. she writes to him as well. is there anyway i can find out for sure that she dropped the charges? if you press charges against someone, are you still allowed to visit them in jail? thank you
2007-09-17 02:39:57 · 4 answers · asked by peaches 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
he is in jail for something else. this girl lies like crazy. i just want to know if she is lying again about this. i am writing this on behalf of her mother.
2007-09-17 03:51:16 · update #1
The decision to file and/or drop charges in criminal cases is that of the District Attorney's Office. The victim's request will be considered, but the final decision to drop criminal charges is made only by the District Attorney's Office.
http://www.phila.gov/districtattorney/victimAssist/domesticViolence.html
2007-09-17 02:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I dont think he would still be in jail if she dropped the charges. Anyways if she went to the 1st time she would have to know the new court date was b/c she would have to attend to it. Unless she dropped the charges after the 1st court and she just doesnt want anyone to know she did. But if she dropped the charges i really dont think she would tell anyone and he wouldnt be in jail unless he was charged with something else but the police. and i think but am not 100% positive more like 80% but if you press charges on someone i think you can visit them in jail. The only way she couldnt visit is if she had a PPO against him.
2007-09-17 09:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by drhaus_192003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no law prohibiting a vicitm from visiting her accuser, unless it is ordered by the court.
This sounds like a domestic violence case. Due to the nature of domestic abuse, most states have laws where they do not need the victim's consent to prosecute. The charges are brought by the State, not the vicitim.
The prosecuting attorney takes the victim's wishes into consideration, but will ultimately decide himself.
You said the case was continued... that means there is another hearing scheduled, so the charges have not been dropped.
2007-09-17 10:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your not her parent so butt out of the legal process and mind your business the courts will not answer you. not your case. talk to her and encourage her to stay away from the abuser and to get counseling he is manipulating her from the jail. maybe help her and her parents move her out of the state and away from him. i am surprised the courts are allowing her to visit someone she has charges against thats usually bad for the case if you know the lawyer shes using i would call them and let them know
2007-09-17 09:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋