Witness Intimidation: The Law's Response Contributor(s): Graham, Michael H. (Author), Graham, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0899301045 ISBN-13: 9780899301044 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1985 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Procedure - Education - Social Science | Criminology |
Dewey: 347.307 |
LCCN: KF9672 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.42 lbs) 317 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |