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re: Texas' Chris Beard arrested for strangling a family member
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:49 pm to WDE24
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:49 pm to WDE24
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Technically speaking, this is true. Practically speaking, when the victim won’t cooperate with the prosecution, the case gets dismissed almost every time. That doesn’t mean it will happen in a timely manner and allow him to keep his job.
I was actually told the exact opposite thing by a few friends who work in criminal defense here in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. One of them started in the DAs office years back.
They said an uncooperative victims almost accelerate a trial given the history of victims being coerced to drop charges or not cooperate.
I have no idea. I am not a criminal attorney and maybe Austin works differently.
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Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:54 pm to Windy City
quote:They may try to accelerate a trial date if they aren’t sue the victim will remain cooperative, but unless there is video evidence or strong eye witness testimony, a DA is rarely going to push through with a trial without victim cooperation.
They said an uncooperative victims almost accelerate a trial given the history of victims being coerced to drop charges or not cooperate.
quote:fyi, booked at 4am doesn’t equal on scene until 4am.
call was placed at ~2AM and he was arrested at ~4AM APD probably had a lot to go on in for arresting him when they were on scene for two hours
This post was edited on 12/12/22 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 12/12/22 at 2:15 pm to Windy City
This is correct and actually happened to someone I know where their husband did not want to press charges.
Basically they have things in place to move forward if there is evidence that domestic violence did occur. So if there is a person that indeed has strangulation marks/evidence on their neck, Beard can still be prosecuted. Now if there’s no evidence and the victim is not being cooperative, there’s really no case.
Basically they have things in place to move forward if there is evidence that domestic violence did occur. So if there is a person that indeed has strangulation marks/evidence on their neck, Beard can still be prosecuted. Now if there’s no evidence and the victim is not being cooperative, there’s really no case.
This post was edited on 12/12/22 at 2:16 pm
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