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can i plead the 5th in a physical domestic dispute case?
My husband and i had a physical domestic dispute the other day.i went to a friends house after to get help.she called the police.they came and arrested my husband.his court date is in a little while i have not gotten any thing notifying me that i have to attend to say my side of the story.he has 2 counts of simple asult,1 cout of terroristic threat,n 1 count of harrassment.he has never been to jail before this.he has been charged with harassment before.he is going in front of a magistrate.what exacticly will happen to him in court?if this by any chance turns in to an on going case and i get supenad to testify (because a friend told me it could)what would happen if i pled the 5th?
this is in the state of pennsylvania
7 Answers
- Anne ArkeyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you plead the fifth you are going to get slapped around again.
As this is his first offense and a domestic dispute, not too much will happen, period, and what does happen depends on you.
If you choose not to press charges, then the case will be dropped. But, if you do, make sure your bags have already been packed and you have settled yourself somewhere safe and sound. One domestic dispute only leads to another and another and another, until one day, one of you ends up killing the other.
- Anonymous4 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
They don't need you.
They have all the evidence they need.
You can plead the 5th if you are legally married.
Why would you.?
He will be going to jail with or without your testimony.
Haven't you posted this before?
The way you are handling this is why a law was made giving the Police the right to lay a DV charge without the woman's approval.
Women who call the Police and then want to get the guy off make it hard for all women.
Source(s): jail staff - ?Lv 44 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
I've seen this scenario hundreds of times. Sometimes the women end up dead, most of the time the cycle repeats until they wise up. You are living a cliche and on path to becoming another statistic.
Wise up.
- ZachLv 71 decade ago
The judge would tell you that you can't plead the 5th against your husband as pleading the 5th means not testifying against yourself. Pleading the 5th would not be relevant.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
they will notify you for trial purposes only..so if you get a subpoena and you go just let them know you can testify against him because of self incrimination..