Domestic violence victims could be arrested if they don't show up for court to face accuser - Tennessee

Chris Engel 4/25/136:05 PM

"A Middle Tennessee judge is taking a hard-line approach when it comes to domestic violence cases, but his new rule could land victims of domestic violence cases behind bars....

"If a domestic violence victim decides not to show up, the judge has a novel way of getting them there.

"If you don't have an alleged victim, you don't have a case," McFarlin said. "If they did not appear, we would arrest them and take them to court."...

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51667045/

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