Re:Carmen Ortiz Has Blood on Her Hands (2013)
by causality0 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:10AM
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I didn't say the case would be dismissed; I said he had a decent chance of being acquitted. The victim testifying in the suspect's defense can have a powerful effect on a jury.
Why? There's no rule that says that they need the victim's consent for criminal prosecution; the idea is that you have offended against the state, not a private actor (in which case the remedy would be civil, not criminal).