Could I be punished for filing a domestic violence report against my husband out of fear of my son being arrested instead?
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Could I be punished for filing a domestic violence report against my husband out of fear of my son being arrested instead?
A father and a son of adult age were involved in a physical altercation with one another and the mother tried to break up the fight and got hurt as a result. Out of fear of one of the son being arrested, she claimed that the injury was from the father committing domestic violence against her. Would the mother be punished if she recanted her statements on the police report so that the father’s charges could be dropped? At the time the police kept insisting that the son and father weren’t going to be arrested.
Asked on January 8, 2012 under Criminal Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the mother for all intents and purposes gave a false statement to law enforcement about an incident involving her husband and son, there is always the possibility that the wife could have charges filed against her for giving a false statement to law enforcement.
Whether this comes to pass in the event the wife changes her story lies with the discretion of the district attorney's office in the event law enforcement submits a revised report with recommendations that charges be filed now against the wife.
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