03-22-2017, 05:32 PM
(03-22-2017, 04:29 PM)xxlt Wrote: So, the notion that a defendant would settle a potential civil suit out of court would not seem to have any bearing on whether a prosecutor pursued a criminal case or whether the victim in said case was credible.
A civil suite does not effect the credibility of the victim as long as the victim still co-operates with the state in the criminal prosecution. If the victim does not do that then it appears the the victim was just using the police to get some money out of someone.
