My mom is being summons to court because she is a witness to her husband(my dad) assult on herself. she doesnt want him to go to jail so she thinks that if she does not attend, the case will be thrown out, this is my dad second affence on assult the fist time he went to jail for 3 days and the second time he went for 5 days and they held his case for 6 months.So should my mom go or not, will it make things better or worse if she showed up?, or would it not matter wheather or not she showed up, so basicly i am asking will my dad do time because this is his second affence on assult or will they let him go and will it help him if mom mom didint show up and if she didnt will she be charged and go to jail for not showing up?
2007-10-01 10:24:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The case would most likely continue even without your mother appearing - the prosecution would seek to read statements made by your mother, other witnesses etc in lieu of her actually attending and giving evidence.
By not showing up, your mum will make the situation worse. Not only may your dad still be found guilty, but it is likely that she would be charged with contempt of court (basically the name of a crime when you interfere with the justice system). If that's the case she may be facing jail time too!
I do understand that domestic violence situations are hard - there's lots of conflicting feelings. There are services for victims/survivors of domestic violence who provide counselling as well as in court support. Perhaps this may be a path to look into.
Also many jurisdictions allow victims to make an impact statement. If this is allowed where you are perhaps your mum could make one and explain that she doesn't want your father to go to jail. This will be taken into account by the judge when he/she is sentencing.
2007-10-01 12:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by xxalmostfamous1987xx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The prosecutor will get the case continued, it will not be thrown out. he will have your mom arrested and charged with contempt of court. The statements by the police and any other witnesses may be enough to get your farther convicted anyway. Won't it be great visiting both parents in jail?
I have always said that someone that refuses to testify against someone that beat them deserves the beating they received.
2007-10-01 10:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2017-01-02 21:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be jailed and/or fined for contempt of court.
2007-10-01 10:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋