Witness Intimidation: The Law's Response

by Lisa E. Graham

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899301045
• ISBN13: 9780899301044
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"