Friday, February 12, 2010

Someone put me down as a witness without my permission? and they gave false information?

i was put down as a witness and the party that filed the report gave false information, and my biggest believe is not to lie so what should i say to the police officers? and will the party get arrested for fraud?





thanks :DSomeone put me down as a witness without my permission? and they gave false information?
Tell the party that put you down as a witness that you will not lie and give them a chance to remove you as a witness. DO NOT LIE AS THAT CAN LAND YOU IN TROUBLE. Tell the truth.Someone put me down as a witness without my permission? and they gave false information?
Let the ';party'; know you aren't backing their play and they had better make changes in the report to avoid false reporting charges.
You tell the truth. What the police do so far as the reporting person is concerned isn't your problem. That person put him or herself in the situation by making a false report and expecting you to lie to back him/her up. Some friend, huh?
Don't lie - that'll get you in big trouble. If this individual has a lawyer, let the lawyer know your testimony might hurt the case, and perhaps they'll remove you. But don't lie to the cops, or under oath.





This person is no friend if they put you in this position - let them know it, and that you won't lie for them.
Cover yourself. Tell the truth. Hard to say if the person will get arrested. Just have to wait and see.
Your permission is not needed to be listed as a witness. For example, say there is a fight at a party you were at and teh police asked teh hosts who was at the party and could be a witness. The host would list you whether you wanted to be listed or not. Perfectly okay.





As for the other person lying, that is not your problem. Just make sure you do not lie - the correct term would be perjury - lying under oath.
You should just answer the questions you are asked, truthfully, and let the police finish up their investigation. The police just take the information and pass it along to the prosecutor, who decides whether anyone will be charged with anything.





The other party may or may not be charged with something. It really depends on more information than what you gave here.
They don't have to get your permission. Unless you are a lawyer or physician asked to testify against a client or patient, you can be made to testify. To do so they would have to send you a subpoena (usually notarized).





Tell the truth! You can get in a lot of trouble for lying under oath.

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