If a witness wont go to trial and testify, can his/her statement be dismissed?
To clarify the previous answer -- I assume by having the statements "dismissed" you mean having them excluded from evidence. In general, the...
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To clarify the previous answer -- I assume by having the statements "dismissed" you mean having them excluded from evidence. In general, the...
Your question calls for specific legal advice -- should you fight the charge -- which no one can ethically give you either on a public website or...
Your first question, I take it, is whether there are any ways of getting the statement excluded from evidence. The answer is that there are. If...
In Massachusetts, a confession alone is not sufficient evidence for a conviction. If, at trial, the only evidence presented was your confession...
Perjury does not apply in your case because you were not under oath. Just lying to police does not, strictly speaking, constitute the offense...