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Do you have to answer questions in court if you have been threatened if you do?
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∙ 12y ago
The law generally requires you to answer questions truthfully in court, although there is a constitutional exception made on the basis of the Fifth Amendment, which allows you to refuse to answer on the grounds that you may incriminate yourself. You do not, however, have the legal right to refuse to answer on the grounds that you have been threatened. If you have been threatened, the legally correct procedure would be to report that threat to the police so that they can arrest the person who threatened you, on the grounds of obstructing justice. In practice, this is not always the most effective approach, and the police cannot always protect you from everyone, so depending upon the circumstances, you might choose to violate the law, and lie in court. However, if at all possible, it is better to tell the truth so that justice can be done and guilty people can be convicted of their crimes. If they are not convicted, they will only be encouraged to commit more crimes. And if people can control you by making threats, that will encourage them to make more threats. This often has unfortunate results. So think carefully
Added: What the first contributor neglected to add: Regardless of your self-justification - if it is later found that you lied in court you can face prosecution for Criminal Contempt of Court. This is a criminal offense for whcih fines and/or jail time can be levied.
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US SupremevCourt
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He threatened a public scandal.
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What is a sentence for threatened?
A mother bear might attack a human if she feels her cubs have been threatened.
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In court, attorneys often ask only Yes-No questions. This tightly controls what answers that get spoken.
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In the order in which the Court has viewed this subject, the following questions have been considered and decided.Has the applicant a right to the commission he demands?If he has a right, and that right has been violated, do the laws of his country afford him a remedy?If they do afford him a remedy, is it a mandamus issuing from this court?Case Citation:Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)
Most importantly the Supreme Court is called the High Court because it is the?
last court in which federal questions can be decided.
If you have been threatened to be fired can you collect unemployment in the state of Illinois?
If you have only been threatened with terminated, you cannot collect unemployment. If you have been fired, you can apply for unemployment benefits and they will determine if you are eligible for benefits.
What happens if the victim does not show up to a domestic violence case in New York?
The court will record the fact the victim did not turn up for a domestic violence case and it will be up to the victim's lawyer to decide what is next. Sometimes the victim of abuse feels threatened by her abuser or has been threatened to drop the case against the abuser.
In 1833 South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if what?
the Supreme Court rejected the principle of nullification. -GRADPOINT
Why is the supreme court called the high court.?
The US Supreme Court is called the high court because it is the last court in which federal questions (questions of federal and constitutional law) can be decided. There is no forum above the Supreme Court in which to appeal a decision. In the United States, "high court" is simply a colloquialism for the US Supreme Court. In some countries, the "High Court" is part of the proper title for the court.
Can you break your lease if you have been threatened?
A contract of lease cannot be broken if the tenant has been threatened by his neighbor unless the landlord permits. A tenant can talk the matter over with his landlord.
