Witness Intimidation: The Law's Response (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780899301044)

Michael H. Graham argues that to meet the problem of witness intimidation squarely, the system must eliminate the possibility of intimidation by preserving the victim's or eyewitness's testimony in a form admissible at trial. To do this, the legal profession must develop procedures to preserve prior out-of-court statements and to admit such statements as substantive evidence if the witness is deemed sufficiently trustworthy. Finally, Graham advances a new proceeding--the preservation proceeding--that would permit the prosecutor to bring a witness before a judge, magistrate, or specially appointed attorney for the express purpose of recording and preserving the witness's testimony.

Author: Lisa E. Graham
ISBN-10: 0899301045
ISBN-13: 9780899301044
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 05/24/1985
Pages: 317
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d