The Dilemma of the Intimidated Witness in Federal Organized Crime Prosecutions: Choosing Among the Fear of Reprisals, the Contempt Powers of the Court, and the Witness Protection Program

Authors

Stuart Mass

Keywords

organized crime, witness, intimidated, trial, prosecution, threat, protection, murder, criminal contempt, civil contempt, testify, duress, excuse, fear, legal excuse, Witness Protection Program, privacy, private autonomy, freedom of association, liberty, false promises

Recommended Citation

Stuart Mass, The Dilemma of the Intimidated Witness in Federal Organized Crime Prosecutions: Choosing Among the Fear of Reprisals, the Contempt Powers of the Court, and the Witness Protection Program, 50 Fordham L. Rev. 582 (1982).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol50/iss4/4