Suppose that Criminal Carl breaks into Vince Victim's house, steals the TV and does terrible damage to the property. However, when the police tell Vince they have footage of Carl committing the crime, Vince no longer wants to press charges because he and Carl were friends when they were children. 8. If Vince does not want to bring an action against Carl, what will happen to the civil case? There will be no civil case The government will bring the civil case against Carl Carl will be forced to testify 9. If Vince does not want to bring an action against Carl, what will happen to the criminal case? There will be no criminal case The case will be remanded The government may decide to bring a criminal case against Carl. 10. True or false: A defendant can still go to jail even if a victim does not want to go forward with a case.