http://www.tdcaa.com/node/7380
If there is evidence—pictures, 911 calls, medical records, and/or other witnesses—that would enable us to proceed without the victim’s testimony, or treating her as an adverse witness, we should. The defendant is counting on us to dismiss the case when the victim files an affidavit of non-prosecution. In fact, he is likely pressuring her to do so and promising her anything he thinks will convince her to “drop the charges” against him. If we proceed anyway, the defendant may take a plea—if not before trial, then when the victim responds to the subpoena and shows up at trial. When we proceed in spite of the victim’s initial refusal to cooperate, she has the opportunity to change her mind before the case goes to trial. This often happens when the defendant returns to his old ways and assaults her again or fails to make good on the promises he made in exchange for filing that affidavit.
如果案件有证据-- 图片，报警录音，医疗报告和第三者证人... 我们应该继续起诉.... （尽管受害人现在不同意作证）.... 受害人将有机会在将来庭审前改变主意。这种情况经常发生，当被告故伎重演，或者违反他对受害者做的信誓旦旦的保证。
