Do VSC POs have to attend court hearings?

• d3rF

  18 Mar 06, 00:30

  Hi all... This is my first posting!!!...
  
  Do VSC POs have to attend court hearings?
• romancetan

  21 Mar 06, 16:12

  Originally posted by d3rF:

  Hi all... This is my first posting!!!...
  
  Do VSC POs have to attend court hearings?

  Yes.
• cornyfish2000

  22 Mar 06, 21:45

  Originally posted by romancetan:

  Yes.

  So POs must attend the court hearings of all the suspects they have arrested? I mean, to testify as witness?
• d3rF

  23 Mar 06, 02:14

  Originally posted by romancetan:

  Yes.

  Hmmm... Interesting.. Should be quite interesting listening to all the cases. Sure hope I come across a juicy case to follow up with. Never attended court before and I heard from my lawyer friend that it's kinda fun to watch..
  
  Heheheh..
• viciouskitty74

  3 Jun 06, 17:15

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  So POs must attend the court hearings of all the suspects they have arrested? I mean, to testify as witness?

  That depends on the case, and whether the accused is defending his/her actions.
  
  Simple cases like shoplifting usually does not require the arresting PO to attend at court.
• viciouskitty74

  3 Jun 06, 17:17

  Originally posted by d3rF:

  Hmmm... Interesting.. Should be quite interesting listening to all the cases. Sure hope I come across a juicy case to follow up with. Never attended court before and I heard from my lawyer friend that it's kinda fun to watch..
  
  Heheheh..

  Some are interesting. Most are just boring.
  
  I can remember where one case one guy try to plea insanity......