Broken Promises: A Call for Witness Tampering Sanctions in Cases of Child and Domestic Abuse
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BROKEN PROMISES: A CALL FOR WITNESS TAMPERING SANCTIONS
IN CASES OF CHILD AND DOMESTIC ABUSE
Victor L Vieth
Evening Star, you bring all things which the bright dawn has
scattered: you bring the sheep, you bring the goat, you bring
the child back to its mother. - Sappho
I. INTRODUCTION
II. WITNESS TAMPERING HYPOTHETICALS
A. Child Abuse
B. Domestic Abuse
III. ANALYSIS OF HYPOTHETICALS UNDER WITNESS
TAMPERING STATUTES
A. Tampering/Coercion of a Witness
B. Aiding and Abetting Perjury
C. Criminal Contempt
IV. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROSECUTING CASES OF ABUSE
A. Child Abuse
B. Domestic Abuse
V. THE RISK OF WITNESS TAMPERING IN CASES OF ABUSE
A. Child Abuse
B. Domestic Abuse
VI. A CALL FOR A STRONGER DETERRENT
VII. CONCLUSION
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Broken Promises: A Call for Witness Tampering Sanctions in Cases of Child and Domestic Abuse
Broken Promises: A Call for Witness Tampering Sanctions in Cases of Child and Domestic Abuse