Settlement in a Criminal Case?
Credit goes to google.com for this image. It is not uncommon to us that most of the criminal cases filed in courts, before they reached a full-blown trial stage, they were settled by the parties. As a consequence, those cases were dismissed. Is this really the case? Criminal Cases, can they be settled? It is not. They cannot be settled. A criminal case, when filed in court, it is not the victim who would stand as the complainant against the offender or the accused. It is the people for that matter, for instance People of the Philippines, that files the case in court. The victim, on the other hand, would only serve as a complaining witness/es to prove the allegation. In short, it is the State which files any criminal case. Because of this, a criminal case filed in court is deemed not for settlement. The State cannot just enter into compromise between the accused criminal without jeopardizing the welfare of its citizenry. ...