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What will happen if you are asked to testify in court and you don't show up?
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∙ 14y ago
You will likely be arrested on a warrant for either failure to appear or contempt of court. Contact the court as soon as possible to try and solve the problem. Addded: It might depend on other factors as well: Were you 'officially' served, or receive, a court subpoena to attend, or were you just simply told verbally? Are you the defendant and, if so, were you represented at the hearing by your attorney? Since you've apparently already been arraigned, some jurisdictions allow the defendant to waive their right to appear at "preliminary hearing." To remove all doubt, however, follow the good advice given in the last sentence of the previous response.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou are technically in contempt of court, and subject to arrest and prosecution. Contempt charges can fast-track you right around due process, and the judge can jail or fine you instantly (or both), on sheer principle.
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∙ 14y agoIf you've merely been asked to testify and don't appear, the attorney can request a subpoena . If you're subpoenaed to testify and don't appear, you can be held in contempt of court.
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Even if you do get a supoena and show up to court you still have the right to say no you dont want to testify?
The court may take this as contempt.
What happenes if you ment to go to court for a witness and you dont go but they plead guilty?
If you were sent a court summons or subpoena to show up and testify and you didnt go they could issue a bench warrant for failing to appear in court and you could be arrested and or fined ,However If you just told the person that you would come and testify for them and you did not receive a summons or subpoena from the court, then you are not bound by law to appear and nothing will happen whether they plead guilty or not.
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If you have been subpoenad by the state to testify as a witness on behalf of the state What is the worst that can happen to you if you dont go to court or if you refuse to testify once you are there?
If you refuse to honor a subpoena, an arrest warrant can be issued and contempt proceedings initiated. If you appear but refuse to testify, unless you are invoking your fifth amendment right against self-incrimination or asserting a recognized privilege against compelled testimony, you can also be held in contempt. Of course, it's hard to find a witness in contempt for an inability to remember.
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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.
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