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mandomom Donating Member (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 02:38 PM
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7. Was it intimidation of a witness, or perhaps
conspiracy to intimidate a witness? Does such a conspiracy require that the actor be directly implicated in the crime under investigation?
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  -Is it a crime for the "target" or "subject" to slander a witness in public tridim  Jul-15-05 02:12 PM   #0 
  - It's very difficult...  KellyPaDem   Jul-15-05 02:28 PM   #1 
  - Bit easier to prove in this context I think...  pgh_dem   Jul-15-05 02:31 PM   #2 
     - I'm not sure but...  KellyPaDem   Jul-15-05 02:38 PM   #6 
  - Slander is not a "crime" under any conditions  notmypresident   Jul-15-05 02:33 PM   #3 
  - Actually there are some state criminal statutes that punish  Jacobin   Jul-15-05 02:36 PM   #5 
  - No, but it is a crime to intimidate a witness  nothingshocksmeanymore   Jul-15-05 02:35 PM   #4 
  - Was it intimidation of a witness, or perhaps  mandomom   Jul-15-05 02:38 PM   #7 
 

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