pditty8811
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
WA
Does providing testimony via sworn statement in a civil case open you up to cross in a criminal case?
Say the civil case is in relation to an incident that occurred in a criminal case (dismissed without prejudice), can provided written testimony in the civil case be referred to to reopen the criminal case and obligating the witness to be open to cross examination in the criminal case, if that written testimony is provided as evidence in the criminal case?
P.S. Assuming that in the dismissed criminal case the witness has not provided any testimony, so is not obligated to cross-examination when the case was dismissed. Let's also assume that the party in the criminal case providing the written testimony of the witness from the civil case, is the party opposing the witness in the criminal case.
WA
Does providing testimony via sworn statement in a civil case open you up to cross in a criminal case?
Say the civil case is in relation to an incident that occurred in a criminal case (dismissed without prejudice), can provided written testimony in the civil case be referred to to reopen the criminal case and obligating the witness to be open to cross examination in the criminal case, if that written testimony is provided as evidence in the criminal case?
P.S. Assuming that in the dismissed criminal case the witness has not provided any testimony, so is not obligated to cross-examination when the case was dismissed. Let's also assume that the party in the criminal case providing the written testimony of the witness from the civil case, is the party opposing the witness in the criminal case.
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