If someone is assaulted and the victim does not press charges, can the assaulter still get into legal trouble?
Others have written good answers and some of those others are lawyers or police officers ... Me? I'm neither, but I think I have a little to add that may help clarify things (but not really add a lot new).In a criminal case, the case reads e.g. New York vs. Joe Smith. In a civil case, it would be Jane Doe vs. Joe Smith. In a criminal case, the prosecution is done by some combination of police officers, other investigators, and the city, state or federal authorities. The police are paid by the "people". If it goes to trial, the attorneys for the prosecution are also paid by the people. Several people raised the fact that, in a murder case, the victim can't press charges. True. But hardly unique! This also happens in many drug cases, prostitution cases and child/spousal abuse cases. However, it wasn't always so and it isn't so everywhere. All the above is centered on the USA (although I believe many other countries are similar). Some states have, however, not even tried to prosecute criminals and others make only minor efforts to do so. This failure may be due to the actual law or it may be due to lack of resources or it may be due to corruption. When this is the case, people take the law into their own hands. Such places are always very violent. E.g. the "wild west". I'd be interested to hear about how criminal cases work in other countries.
I think my girlfriends mom wants to press charges on me when i turn 18!?
The age of consent in California is 18, so after you turn 18 you're simply going to have to quit having sex or not get caught because if you're charged with statutory rape, it's on your record for good and you are put in the national sex offender database. In some states, you even have to put a sign in your yard stating that you are a convicted sex offender. Here in Georgia, you can't even live within 1000 feet of a school, bus stop, or children's playgrounds. It's serious stuff. And no it would not just be a warning. You will be charged with statutory rape whether or not your girlfriend consented or is on your side. The good news is it's a tough case to prove and your innocent until PROVEN guilty One more thing...the parents don't even have to press charges. Rape is like murder -- the state presses charges even if the victim or their family does not want to. It's considered a crime against society, therefore "society" presses charges.
Are you serious, going to jail for hitting my mom?
A lot of good parents would file charges against their child for that. The reason is that kids need to learn that assault is not acceptable in society, but also that no parent needs to take being assault and just let it go. Filing charges usually means the kid would end up in juvenile court, and from there someone would decide what to do. If a kid were being violent (not some little kid of five or so, but a good sized one), the police would be able to pick up that kid. Caring about a grown child isn't about letting them get away with assault. It's about teaching them they can't act like hoodlums and that they cannot just hit people (especially people who DO love them). Parents generally love their children through all kinds of things, but if a kid suddenly decides to hit a parent, particularly if that kid has been giving his parent all kinds of ridiculous trouble, there can be a point where a parent decides he has had enough. In fact, even when parents care about kids there are times when a kid can pull so much "baloney" they can actually wear away at their parent's love. Encouraging a kid to express his thoughts and opinions is being a good parent. Overlooking the occasional grouchy day, or even a generally sullen attitude, is also being a good and understanding parent., Overlooking a kid's hitting a parent is being a stupid fool of a parent who is willing to get hit and do nothing. That doesn't teach a kid anything, and if that kid anyone other than a parent he would find himself charged with assault. Parents are people, just like everyone else. How dare any kid think he could hit a parent and not be charged with assault? I suppose if you've been raised in a home where hitting goes on by one person or another, your family may not think of it as "assault". There are a lot of families, though, where nobody hits anybody, hitting is viewed as violence, and would be seen as "assault". Loving someone isn't about letting them get away with bizarre and unacceptable behavior and showing no respect for their parents; and it isn't about letting one kid turn the house into a "psycho ward" with violence.
Can you get arrested for sneaking out of your house at night My parents would call the cops could i go 2 jail?
Unless you are doing something illegal when you sneak out, they'll just take you home. However; if you were to brake a window or a screen or something at your home, you could go to jail if you parents pressed charges. However; you really shouldn't sneak out if your parents tell you to stay home. You'll understand why when you are a little older. All kinds of bad things happen at night even if you are with your friends, its best if your parents know where you are.
Can my dad press rape charges on my 18 year old boyfriend for getting me pregnant?
The age of consent in Kansas is 16, so your boyfriend could not be charged with statutory rape. (Unless your birthday was less than 7 weeks ago.) Any non-statutory rape trial at which you refused to testify would fall apart immediately. Police wouldn't even waste their time investigating the case unless you were going to co-operate with their investigation. If he wants your boyfriend charged with rape, his best bet is to lie, and claim that he himself has been sexually assaulted by your boyfriend. But even then, I doubt the charges would stick without some form of physical evidence.
Can someone be arrested for being accused of domestic violence without the cops being called right away? my?
He needs a lawyer period. He will be arrested but if he knows about the warrant and is eluding police that will be another charge. In this day he will be arrested. Most women that do this get a restraining order, order of protection, they can not charge him with violation until he gets served but if they find him in contact with her his defense will be limited. Next, where is he getting the info and bail from? Bail is set at a hearing and anger management would be set at trial. Second, get his birth date and full name and call to see if there is a warrant and what it is for. This will let you know exactly what he has to defend. Another thing is that with the delay it maybe harder for the court to find him guilty, if he has a lawyer.
I almost got arrested how can i calm down?
Get away from your felonious MOTHER! Good luck.
How much does a collect call cost from jail?
There is a special fee for such phone used by inmates as they get made and break them. Then there is a surcharge fee, a special fee for recouping to Jail or prison to have the phones(kickback sort of). It thus it could range from $1.50 a min. to $3.10 I have seen with a 15 min. limit and then phone cuts off. Once you accept, you have to keep accepting each call as the bill is monitored at your residence. I have heard of monthly statements from $300 a month to $3,800 (She owned a business and wrote it off taxes as a business number-And who said inmates were stupid?)