Whether the victim shows up or not has nothing to do with you. If you are in court, you almost certainly have been arrested already.
If the victim doesn't show up at the trial (in court) then the state may lose their case against you.
Yes, if you do not show you are in contempt and can be arrested.
It is likely a warrant will be issued for arrest
yes it will
You run the risk of being arrested to show up over there, unless you presents a valid impeachment for not to appear at the Federal Court.
You may be arrested and/or fined. Or nothing. It depends on the reason for which you were subpoenaed, and how important it is to the court that you be there.
Plaintiff? Do you mean the Victim? Plaintiff is used in civil cases. It depends, the victim does not have to show up to criminal court unless they were a witness to the crime or if they were directed to do so by the court. If the victim was the only witness to the crime then the state may not have enough evidence to proceed further.
Yes. Its the same as not showing up for other court dates.
If a person in the United States has five claims of abuse and not be arrested then it is because the victim or any witnesses refuse to form a complaint. Also, the victim would have to report the abuse to the police and photos of cuts; split lips; black eyes; missing teeth and even sometimes cigarette burns would have to be taken to show the jury attending this particular court case. In British Columbia, Canada the police now can come into someones home if someone has complained of abuse and make an arrest of the abuser if they see the victim is bleeding; any physical wounds or signs of fear without the victim's consent.
yesAdded: If you were not arrested - if you were not charged - if you never made a court appearance in the case - there will be no record in your criminal history.
no
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.
The case would be drop