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A distinct feature of English common law historically was the role of the jury as a finder of fact, as opposed to the role of the judge as finder of law. [6] The creation of modern jury trials in the 16th and 17th centuries necessitated rules of evidence to regulate what testimony and other evidence could be put before the jury. [7]
Witness tampering is the act of attempting to improperly influence, alter or prevent the testimony of witnesses within criminal or civil proceedings. Witness tampering and reprisals against witnesses in organized crime cases have been a difficulty faced by prosecutors; witness protection programs were one response to this problem.
In 1982, in response to concerns that the obstruction law did not provide adequate protection to crime victims and other witnesses, Congress broadened the law against witness tampering and criminalized retaliation against witnesses, as part of the Victim and Witness Protection Act. [21]
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Tampering with evidence is closely related to the legal issue of spoliation of evidence, which is usually the civil law or due process version of the same concept (but may itself be a crime). Tampering with evidence is also closely related to obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice , and these two kinds of crimes are often ...
Combs reached out multiple times to at least two witnesses who received grand jury subpoenas this summer, Johnson said. She said the witnesses who received subpoenas have firsthand knowledge of ...
Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday of federal witness tampering charges related to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023, according to NBC News affiliate WMC.
A judge also may order that a jury be sequestered to prevent others from tampering with them through undue persuasion, threats, or bribes. [4] The trials of O.J. Simpson in 1995, George Zimmerman in 2013, and Bill Cosby in 2017 were modern cases in which it was done, with the jury spending 265 days in sequestration in the Simpson case. [3] [5]