Can I Tamper With My Witness?

Eine kleine Nachhilfe: The death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui may be abandoned, prosecutors told the judge on Wednesday. The judge had decided to exclude a major component of the government's case the day before, after she learned that a prosecutor had tampered with several witnesses in direct violation of her court order. Does a federal judge really need to tell lawyers not to tamper with witnesses? Not exactly. Title 18, Section 1512 of the U.S. Code makes it a crime to tamper with a witness, a victim, or an informant. As a result, a lawyer doesn't ne…

» Vollständiger Artikel
  • Infos zum Artikel
  • Kommentare
  • Ähnliches
  • Links

Themen: Lawyer , Itunes , Informant , Moussaoui

Erschienen 20. März 2006 auf http://www.jurabilis.de.

Sie haben eine Meinung zum Thema? Artikels kommentieren
Artikel kommentieren

Judge recesses Moussaoui trial

Jurabilis | 13. März 2006 — An angry federal judge unexpectedly recessed the sentencing trial of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Monda…

Judge recesses Moussaoui trial - oder: Es gibt noch Richter

Jurabilis | 13. März 2006 — An angry federal judge unexpectedly recessed the sentencing trial of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Monda…

Words banned in court/Verbotene Wörter im Gerichtssaal

Transblawg | 19. Juni 2008 — An article of 16 June 2008 by Tresa Baldas in the National Law Journal, Courts Putting Hot-Button Words on Ice, reports that words…

“Renegade Juror”

USA Recht | 20. Juni 2010 — ABA Journal June 2010: A Washington, D.C.-area judge has granted a mistrial in an attempted murder case after a juror argued…

What is a website?/Englischer Richter ratlos

Transblawg | 21. Mai 2007 — English judge asks 'What is a website?' This has been widely reported and even blogged, but not yet by me. Judge Peter …

"Go Seahawks"

Transblawg | 9. Februar 2006 — The DenverChannel, via lawblog: TACOMA, Wash. — A judge overseeing a manslaughter case embarrassed prosecutors and upset th…

Adversarial Hearing

German American Law Journal :: American Edition | 27. Dezember 2006 — CK - Washington.   The Federal Supreme Court in Karlsruhe applied the rules of the Human Rights Convention to German criminal proc…

Can I get a witness?

Legalesed | 4. Januar 2006 — …oder “Haste mal ’nen Euro Zeuge?” Finally, after more than 2000 years, we’re ready for the truth - an Italian judge now is …

"70 mal" habe er seine Vorgesetzten gewarnt, dass Zacarias Moussaoui ein Terrorist sei

walfischbucht | 21. März 2006 — erklärte der FBI Agent Harry Samit dem Gericht während seiner Zeugenvernehmung gestern. Die Washington Post berichtet: "...An …

Phil Spector trial might be televised, judge says

Handakte WebLAWg | 8. Februar 2007 — The judge in the murder trial of music impresario Phil Spector said Wednesday he’s leaning toward allowing the trial to be te…

Can I Tamper With My Witness? - What if the judge didn't tell me not to? By Daniel Engber

The death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui may be abandoned, prosecutors told the judge on Wednesday. The judge had decided to exclude a major component of the government's case the day before, after she learned that a prosecutor had tampered with