state's evidence

state's evidence
state's evidence n: a participant or accomplice in a crime who gives evidence to the prosecution esp. in return for a reduced sentence
— used chiefly in the phrase turn state's evidence

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

state's evidence
A colloquial term for testimony given by an accomplice or joint participant in the commission of a crime, subject to an agreement that the person will be granted immunity from prosecution if she voluntarily, completely, and fairly discloses her own guilt as well as that of the other participants.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


state's evidence
A colloquial term for testimony given by an accomplice or joint participant in the commission of a crime, subject to an agreement that the person will be granted immunity from prosecution if she voluntarily, completely, and fairly discloses her own guilt as well as that of the other participants.

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