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ABA Family Legal Guide
Criminal Justice
Court Procedures
Witnesses
Who are witnesses? What makes a good witness?
The prosecution and the defense may both present witnesses. Witnesses might be victims or defendants who are testifying voluntarily on their own behalf, or people who are compelled to testify through the use of a subpoena. Or a witness might be someone testifying as an impartial eyewitness to a crime, or someone with information about it.
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