I was watchin court tv, and I have a question for police officers and criminal lawyers?
Question:
In the whole ordeal, the parents of the cousin are saying that what he's sayin its impossible because his cousin has epilepsy and due to that, they were never alone. The epileptic kid was always being supervised by adults, specially when others were visiting.
anyhow my question to you officers and people with law knowledge is..Can you have a case when so much time has passed by, and you have no evidence, and all the witnesses believe the accuser is lying?
As I watched the show, I felt bad for the epileptic kid, I honestly believed the accuser was lying. The officer asked the accuser if he remember what he did last weekend, and he said no.
So how do you remember what you are saying happened? and he didn't answer.
Answer:
Whether something actually happened is a question of fact for the jury. There is no magic formula for what the jury must or must not believe. It is up to them to determine the credibility of the witnesses, including the complaining witness.
There is a statue of limitations on most crimes but that is a a matter of local law. Since the case was brought upon complaint it appears that the statue of limitations in that state concerning this crime is longer than two years.
Making a false accusation is itself a crime in most jurisdictions.
no, see tragicaly in our modern society many people randomly get what is called "false memory syndrome" where their minds "make up" memorys, often of family members mollesting them
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