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What happens when a person presses charges against you for punching them in pa?
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∙ 13y ago
Punching another person is the crime of battery. If the victim contacts the police and requests prosecution, you may be prosecuted.
If this happens, you will probably be arrested, and then go through the standard criminal process.
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What happens with the charges when someone presses felony charges on you when your on probation and the person is in jail when the court date appears?
"People" don't press charges. The State (in the form of the prosecutor's office) presses charges. If the complainant in the offense you are being charged with is currently in prison, does not mean that you he can't be a witness against you in the offense you allegedly committed against him.
What happens if someone presses assault and battery charges on a marine?
Individuals do NOT "press" charges. Only the state prosecutor can press charges. The most a citizen can can do is REPORT the offense to law enforcement and then let the law take its course.
How can charges be dropped with Contributing to the delinquency of a minor and When do i need to drop them?
You cannot drop charges. The state presses and/or drops criminal charges.
If you get in a fight in your yard can you go to jail?
If the other person presses charges, yes.
Does a law enforcement officer have the right to press charges against a person involved in a domestic with a spouse when the spouse does not feel the need to press charges?
yesIn most states if an officer is dispatched to a domestic call and there is evidence that an assault took place then they are required to make an arrest. The police do not press charges and neither does the spouse. The prosecutor presses charges.
How long do police have to press charges after holding you for trafficking?
The police don't "press charges," they only arrest you on probable cause. It is the prosecutor's office which presses (brings) charges.
Can a 17 year old press charges against another 17 year old for hitting them?
Even though no injuries occured, the action still constitutes a simple assualt unless you can prove self defense. The victim of a crime reports to the police what happens. He then becomes a witness and the government presses or dismisses the case.
Who presses charges in the event of an illegal change of mailing address?
the post master, it's a government thingee.
Can a 17 year old boy get in trouble with the law for getting a 15 year old girl pregnant?
If her parents press charges then yes, and if she presses charges then yes.
What Nazca tectonic plate presses against which continent?
South America
What concept explains why you press against the door and why the door presses against you when turning in a car?
centrifugal force.
What happens if a 15 year old presses bullying charges on an 18 year old like what would be the consequences?
Many things can happen if a 15 year old press charges on an 18 year old for bullying. If things go through the court the 18 year old could go to jail for a while.
