Witness statement

Witness Statement on Omar Khadr

A witness statement is a signed document recording the evidence of a witness. A definition used in the UK is "a written statement signed by a person which contains the evidence which that person would be allowed to give orally".[1]

In the United States, witness statements are generally eschewed in favour of a discovery process including deposition of oral testimony given by key witnesses prior to trial.

References

  1. ↑ Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Rule 32.4

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