Turn States Evidence Law and Legal Definition
Turning state's evidence is occasionally a result of a change of heart or feelings of guilt, but more often is done in response to a generous offer from the prosecution, such as a reduced sentence or a favorable location for serving time. To turn state's evidence is when an accused or convicted criminal testifies as a witness for the state against his associates or accomplices in return for lenient treatment, a plea bargain and/or a recommendation of a light sentence.
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- Absolute Return Index
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Accounts Receivable Turnover
- Acoustical Evidence
- Adequate Evidence
- Adminicular Evidence
- Administration of Estates
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
