Retaliation Against Witnesses
I have never been inside a courtroom and have recently been summoned as a witness. My concern is my name being called out loud, I testify against the defendant, if convicted, they are obviously going to be very unhappy. In a general sense, what are people's professional or personal experiences with defendants retaliating against witnesses after the fact? IE. what is stopping the defendant from going home, looking up the witness, and retaliating against them because "they ruined their life".
Thank you in advance for your responses.