alibi witness
noun
law
: a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi
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In particular, the state high court found, the attorney failed to investigate or seek testimony from a possible alibi witness who was not related to Skakel.
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Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Norwood soon realized that Simmons’s initial defense lawyer had not called all alibi witnesses to testify.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
Carr said his concerns included a key witness being paid a reward, as well as alibi witnesses who placed Johnson in another part of town at the time of the shooting.
—Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2023
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Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Norwood soon realized that Simmons’s initial defense lawyer had not called all alibi witnesses to testify.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
Carr said his concerns included a key witness being paid a reward, as well as alibi witnesses who placed Johnson in another part of town at the time of the shooting.
—Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2023
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“Alibi witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alibi%20witness. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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