does a victim have to state their side of the story in front of their attacker in court?
what if they don t feel comfortable speaking infront of the attacker?
what if they don t feel comfortable speaking infront of the attacker?
Anonymous
That IS generally how it DOES work!
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You have to be brave and tell your side. Our jurisprudence system gives you the right to accuse in open court.
Caligula
In the U.S. one of the rights people have is to confront their accusers. The idea is that if you are going to prison because someone said you did something, you should be able to hear what they are saying, ask questions, and respond. So if you are in the U.S. and it goes to trial and he wants to be, he can be there.
Sometimes, but not often, they allow victims to testify via closed circuit TV from another room. Usually this is with kids.
However, often, a defendant will wait until the last minute, hoping a witness will refuse to testify, and then if it's clear a case is going to court, plea bargain. Then the trial doesn't happen. So just because it looks like there will be a trial doesn't mean it's true. You may find you don't have to testify at all.
If you are in a different country, I don't know the rules. I'm sorry.
Exoplanet
If there are other witnesses or sufficiently strong circumstantial evidence, of course not.
Anonymous
Some states allow minors and abuse suspects to testify on video or in a different room than the defendant.