Legal term for one who testifies as a witness for the state.
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Examples for "turn state's evidence"
Examples for "turn state's evidence"
1The prosecution used a great deal of pressure to make this boy turn state's evidence.
2Are you proposing I turn state's evidence on James?
3He wants to turn state's evidence!
4If I should turn state's evidence for so notorious a criminal as Crop-eared José I should certainly get immunity myself.
5Miss Wend, who had been hand in glove with the 'trust,' was now a bitter enemy, perhaps would turn state's evidence.
1I will turn king's evidence, and hunt out Lord Saxingham to send him to you.
2It was in your companionship that I lost my character, and now you turn king's evidence against the poor devil you seduced.
3As far as I can judge, two or three will turn King's evidence, and the rest will be executed.
4'You mean that you will turn King's evidence?'
5As he is so young he may turn King's evidence, and I feel sure that he did not go willingly into the affair.
1The younger brother being state's evidence, had an encouraging prospect of acquittal.
2The prosecution used a great deal of pressure to make this boy turn state's evidence.
3Are you proposing I turn state's evidence on James?
4The others were Kennedy and the recaptured, half recalcitrant Pete; the latter turned state's evidence.
5He can gain immunity by turning state's evidence.
6As for Burr, he was put on trial for high treason, with Wilkinson as state's evidence.
7Two of his "pals" turned state's evidence, and Becker was sentenced to a life term.
8He wants to be state's evidence.
9Even so, some pretty despicable characters have turned state's evidence and made decent witnesses against their former cohorts.
10Tom Morgan, who turned state's evidence.
11They had heard that someone saw Cora Kimball take the state's evidence-thecan of "red paint!"
12He wants to turn state's evidence!
13If I should turn state's evidence for so notorious a criminal as Crop-eared José I should certainly get immunity myself.
14Somebody turned state's evidence.
15One of Sal's companions later turned state's evidence and it was from her statement that we got the whole story.
16His body was never found, and according to mafiosi who turned state's evidence, it was chopped into bits with a machete.
Translations for state's evidence