witness tampering
Intimidating court observers
Witness tampering is the crime of attempting to influence, intimidate, or obstruct a witness in a legal proceeding.
It includes threatening witnesses, offering bribes for false testimony, or persuading them not to testify: He was charged with witness tampering after calling the victim's family.
The offense applies whether or not the tampering succeeds.
- subornationInducing another to commit perjury
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- false testimonyLying while legally sworn
- prevaricationMisleading speech avoiding directness
coercion · threats · scared straight · intimidation · recantation · contempt of court · federal charges · evidence tampering · cross-examination · criminal · jury tampering · obstruction · blackmail · payoff · paid off · corruption · hush · false affidavit
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- courtroom ethicsconfidentiality, impartiality, conflict of interest, attorney-client privilege, prosecutorial misconduct
witness tamperingwitness protection
Hiding those who testified
due process · fair trial · judicial integrity · legal testimony · sworn testimony
witness tamperingcoming forward
whistleblowing · turning state's evidence · truth-telling · bearing witness
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