Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

That would depend on information you did not give us.

If a judge felt that the accused was responsible for the non-appearance, the accused might be in even bigger trouble.

And the victim in some cases could be fined or jailed.

The case would not be dismissed by the judge. The prosecutor would have to indicate that they cannot go forward, and either not move for a continuance or be denied the continuance by the judge. Then the defense attorney would move for a dismissal. In my 12 years as a defense attorney 50% of teh clients say the witness will not show up, less than 1% of the time the witness has not shown up, the other 99% of the time, client has received more jail time because they needed to see the victim in court before they pled guilty. Tricky game to play, the I must see the victim game. For other info, see my website: www.lawrencelewispc.com

Good luck

Lawrence

Lawrence