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Treatment of lying/exaggerating witnesses
As you're asking specifically about Germany, here's a link to a report about a criminal case in which a police officer filed a complaint about a person (p) who allegedly attacked him near a Corona ...
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Treatment of lying/exaggerating witnesses
TV has lied to you about criminal trials
There is no secret evidence or sudden "gotcha" moment
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How a criminal trial is to be conducted is spelled out in the appropriately ...
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Treatment of lying/exaggerating witnesses
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D's attorney will need to disclose the video, since it's clear they will offer it as evidence. It is possible your jurisdiction might treat this as rebuttal evidence and not require ...
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Is there duty to report crime that may be committed soon?
In Germany there is no general duty to report planned crimes. However, paragraph 138 of the StGB makes exceptions to this for certain serious crimes (eg murder, treason, robbery). If Bob learns that ...
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Is there duty to report crime that may be committed soon?
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Under federal law, the only offense for which this is the case is treason. The pertinent statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2382, states:
Misprision of treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United ...
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