Yes. They will treat you as a "hostile witness" and continue with the questioning. You cannot get out of it because you dont want to testify.
Anyone can refuse to testify in court by pleading that by doing so they believe they may incriminate themselves along with the defendant. The 5th amendment of the US Constitution states that you have the right not to incriminate yourself. This is what it means when people say they "plead the fifth".
If your testimony would not be incriminating to you and you just don't want to testify against a family member you can refuse to do so in any court in the US. However by refusing to give testimony to the court the judge may charge you with contempt of court and you could be fined and/or jailed. This rarely happens if the proceedings are of a civil nature,such as smail claims court or other civil court proceedings and even trafic court. It mostly occurs in criminal court proceedings, and Family court proceedings dealing with divorce or child custody.
Yes, It is vital that the court gets the correct information to solve the case otherwise the outcome could be wrong. Even if it means testifying against someone you love.
If the Relative is your spouse you do not have to testify against them,
In the law of the United States, the spousal privilegecomprises two separate privileges, the marital confidences privilege and the spousal testimonial privilege.
The marital confidences privilege (or marital communications privilege) is a form of privileged communication protecting the contents of confidential communications between a married couple. This privilege applies in civil and criminal cases. When applied, a court may not compel one spouse to testify against the other concerning confidential communications made during marriage.
The spousal testimonial privilege (or spousal immunity) can be used to prevent any party in a criminal case from calling the defendant's spouse to testify against the defendant about any topic. In federal court as a matter of common law, this privilege attaches to the witness spouse; that is, the defendant's spouse can refuse to testify against the defendant, but the defendant may not prevent his or her spouse from testifying against the defendant.
This privilege does not survive the marriage; that is, after divorce, there is no right to refuse to testify against a defendant ex-spouse.
Anyone can refuse to testify in court by pleading that by doing so they believe they may incriminate themselves along with the defendant,the 5th amendment of the US Constitution firmly states that you have the right not to incriminate yourself. This is what it means when people say they "plead the fifth".
If your testimony would not be incriminating to you and you just don't want to testify against a family member you can Refuse to do so in any court in the US. However by refusing to give testimony to the court the judge may charge you with contempt of court and you could be fined and/or jailed.This rarely happens if the proceedings are of a civil nature,such as smail claims court or other civil court proceedings and even trafic court..It mostly occurs in criminal court proceedings,and Family court proceedings dealing with divorce or child custody.
yes, because sometimes you need to get the truth out and it might be necessary.
Certainly they can.
The 5th Amendment. That's why they say "I plea the 5th"
The dad discovered a connection between organized crime and govt. officials, he testified before congress, was threatened and had his son and his wife renamed and relocated, along with himself
The law states, that a wife Does NOT have to testify against her husband if she does NOT wish too. Call you local Court house to verify, they will tell you the same. I had the same question a few yrs ago myself, lol.
If a judge issues a subpeona (an order to produce evidence, which can include testimony), then yes. Other than marriage, family relationships don't legally protect one family member from testifying against another.
Question is unclear. Is the dead person the one who committed the offense, OR - - Did the family of the dead person commit the crime? In the first case, if the perpetrator is dead there will be no testifying because there will be no trial or hearing. In the second case, there is no bar to testifying against the family of someone who happens to be deceased.
No Jesus and his family were Jewish
If it is against a family member - file a complaint of Domestic Violence. When your court appearance is held you will have to testify in front of the judge as to why you are in fear of bodily harm and/or what is driving you to this point. Be aware that the other person will also be given the opportunity to testify and the judge will decide whether the events rise to the level of granting an inujunction or not.
Refer to rsmo 491
NO because she agreed to testify agenst"the family"
no they are not
Family Law - 1999 The Witness 1-20 was released on: USA: 17 April 2000