QUESTION
can charges be filed against me for a lawyer calling me a liar ? its been 3 months the incident occured
Asked on Nov 21st, 2019 on Criminal Law - Colorado
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i was the victim in crime where the suspect was acquitted , the lawyer said i was lying and questioned my credibilty. can charges be filed against me? also there were witness but there all associated and lied for there friend.
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If it can be "proven" (beyond a reasonable doubt) that a person lied while on the witness stand, it is possible the person could be charged with Perjury. If a person lied to police officers when reporting an alleged crime, that person could be charged with "false reporting". If it has been three months since the alleged 'lying", and nothing has happened, it is likely nothing will happen, but they do have up to three years to file felony charges and up to 18 months to file misdemeanor charges. But, like I said, if it has not happened yet, it seems unlikely they will file charges.
Answered on Nov 22nd, 2019 at 9:03 AM