Tampering with a witness or victim.

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(1) A person commits tampering with a witness or victim if he intentionally attempts without bribery or threats to induce a witness or victim or a person he believes is to be called to testify as a witness or victim in any official proceeding or who may be called to testify as a witness to or victim of any crime to:

  1. Testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or

  2. Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned; or

  3. Avoid legal process summoning him to testify.

(2) Tampering with a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.

Source: L. 84: Entire part added, p. 502, § 4, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 18-8-605 as it existed prior to 1984.


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