Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey
failure to appear
does a person who files charges against someone need to appear in court?
Asked on 4/15/08, 3:18 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
steven traub
Traub & Tumaian, LLP
Re: failure to appear
When a person files a charge, that person becomes a witness for the state. In most municipal courts, warrants are nor generally issued against citizen complainants for failing to appear. However, the prosecutor could issue a subpoena requiring you to appear, and if you failed to do so, you could be held in contempt of court. Obviously, if you do not appear in court, the complaint you signed will most likely be dismissed.
Answered on 4/15/08, 3:31 pm
Kenneth Vercammen,Esq.
Kenneth Vercammen
Re: failure to appear
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Answered on 5/20/08, 9:59 am
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