Victoria Osteen Testifies In Civil Trial Aug 9, 2008
Joel Osteen Called As 'Hostile Witness. POSTED: 9:44 am CDT August 8, 2008UPDATED: 5:52 pm CDT August 8, 2008. (Click2Houston, TX)
Boston fights charges Aug 7, 2008
After Edwards stepped down, King threatened to ask the judge if he could treat her as a hostile witness. It s a little late to do that, but she s hostile all right, Boone said, adding that he meant it to be complimentary to Edwards. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Five years down the road Jun 26, 2008
Even more trying was the year of legal proceedings, when prosecutors classified her a hostile witness because she was not interested in seeing the teen in jail. He was eventually sentenced to time served. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Jobs threatened Apr 5, 2008
Gawadzinski was not asked to testify at Thursday's hearing because of the ongoing nature of the investigations and he was considered to be a hostile witness who would most likely refuse to answer questions that could have incriminated himself, according to a spokesman for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Committee Chairman Oberstar said as long as the FAA views the airlines as customers "that culture of safety will not take hold and is not going to permeate the... (MSNBC -- Travel)
FAA Inspectors Say Jobs Were Threatened Apr 4, 2008
Gawadzinski was not asked to testify at the hearing because he's considered to be a hostile witness. "I am here today because I am concerned about the flying public," Boutris said in his opening statement. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
John Adams, great guy. 'John Adams,' not so hot ... Mar 17, 2008
Adams stumbles upon the Boston Massacre's victims moments after the troops fired; tracks down reluctant witnesses; tricks a hostile witness into making a key admission; and defies a bloodthirsty Sam, glowering from the gallery. This isn't history; this is Law & Order: Colonial Intent. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
IRS releases files from case against "hoodlum" Capone Mar 1, 2008
The agents even sent Capone's bookkeeper, a hostile witness, to South America to keep him alive before Capone's trial. "That Al Capone is shrewd, there is no doubt, which, together with his native Italian secretiveness, has made this case a most difficult one to handle," Internal Revenue Bureau agents W.C. Hodgins, Jacque L. Westrich, and H.N. Clagett wrote in a 1931 memo to the agent in charge of the Chicago office. (Boston Globe)
Ethics group backs down in faceoff with ex-PM Feb 28, 2008
There's nothing more useless than a hostile witness. His high-priced team of PR guys would advise him to just restate the statement he already gave us. (Globe and Mail)
Woman pleads no contest to assaulting deputies Dec 11, 2007
After York changed her story about what happened, General District Court Judge Robert Woodson declared her a hostile witness. By being declared a hostile witness, prosecutors were given the right to ask point-blank questions or cross-examine York. (Appomattox Times Virginian, VA)
Family's tragic story only gets worse Dec 2, 2007
In fact, prosecutor Brennan had to treat him as a hostile witness when he was supposed to testify against the person accused of being his girlfriend's assailant. "Well, can you explain why you're the only one who seems to have amnesia as to the events of June 13, 2004?" Brennan asked. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Tapes tell tale in trial for killing of trooper Oct 22, 2007
Witnesses who give statements right after an event often become hostile witnesses over the course of time, she said ... On a second day in court, after being ruled a hostile witness, he said, "I can't remember," "I don't remember saying that," "I didn't say that" and "I'm sticking to my story," repeatedly. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Counsel Not Ineffective Despite Calling Client a Liar During Trial Oct 3, 2007
"He aligned himself with the State, treated appellant [Martin] as a hostile witness, and called him "a 'liar' when appellant's case depended upon his credibility," Jennings wrote in reference to Boyd. Jennings contended in his dissenting opinion that the majority misapplied the Supreme Court's opinion in Yarborough v. Gentry. Jennings wrote that in Gentry, the Supreme Court rejected the concerns raised by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that defense counsel had taken "a gratuitous swipe"... (Law.com)
Missing evidence How police solved a so-called honour killing case without a body Sep 20, 2007
Then Bachan's daughter, who was later declared a hostile witness, told the police about the family meeting where they decided to "get rid" of Surjit, Ms Kharran said. Surjit's boyfriend also testified in court. (BBC News -- UK)
Bad serving of revenge Sep 3, 2007
Faced with the reality of a plea bargain, Nick inexplicably and instantly becomes a hostile witness and deliberately allows the killer to walk (obviously with ulterior motives). Unlike Death Wish, where the retaliation was all one-way, Death Sentence is a study in retaliation between Hume and the generic, mostly white gang headed by a not particularly scary-looking guy named Billy (Garrett Hedlund) who sports Vin Diesel-style Triple-X neck tattoos. (Edmonton Sun)
Applications seek summoning of Modi, Jhadafiya Sep 1, 2007
On Mr. Pandya s submission that the reported CDs did not exist with the State government, Dr. Sinha demanded that the commission direct the State government to declare the former superintendent of police CID (Crime), Rahul Sharma, a hostile witness and summon him for another cross-examination. Mr. Sharma, who during his tenure at the CID (crime) had obtained the CDs from the mobile companies, had submitted copies of the two CDs to the commission in 2004. (Hindu)
This is a warning Aug 1, 2007
Only a hostile witness can miss the endless permutations of the silkscreen method by which he transferred photographs to a porous screen and pressed paint through it. In Marilyn Diptych, no two of the 50 images of her are identical. (Guardian Unlimited)
Blair aide could be a witness in cash-for-honours court case Jul 15, 2007
A source close to the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The prosecutors are working on the assumption that she will be a hostile witness but her evidence will be vital.". More follows. (This is London)
Looking out for No. 2 Jul 10, 2007
In their opening arguments to the trial jury, Libbys attorneys signaled that they would use Cheneys involvement as a defense and even hinted that the vice president could be called to testify as a hostile witness. Cheneys Pardon Oddly, that much-hyped Cheney defense simply disappeared as Libbys team presented its case. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
School imposes penaltiesamid wrestling probe Jun 27, 2007
Bancroft's transfer from Fort Lauderdale-Cardinal Gibbons was probed by Pumphrey, who noted in his report that the elder Bancroft became a "hostile witness" while being interviewed and was informed there could be "consequences" for not answering questions. The elder Bancroft said his son was treated "very fairly, very good, by Jupiter Christian," but would not comment on whether he felt the same about the FHSAA.. (The Palm Beach Post)
Alberto Gonzales, Zen Master: May 12, 2007
About the only "plus" side to this kind of hostile witness is that juries tend to see through their bullshit and disbelieve their testimony. That, and if some surprise should come along that makes what they testified to at deposition not what they want to be testifying to at trial, they'll have a hard time explaining how their seamlessly terrible memory suddenly coughed up this new set of convenient details. (Slate)
Riverside: Death penalty pursued in fatal wildfire May 10, 2007
Breazile, who said she threatened to leave him if he didn't stop setting fires, was called by prosecutors as a hostile witness during the hearing. Oyler's second cousin also testified that Oyler told her he spent the night of Oct. 21 casing a mountain in the Banning area for a good spot to set a fire. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
PBS series 'a welcome change,' church says May 3, 2007
Kuykendall said he found Whitney "extremely gracious throughout the interview" but her opening question: "When it comes to the Mormon Church, what are your doubts?" to be the most "comically over-the-top leading question that I have ever heard." "I am a lawyer, and in law you are allowed to ask leading questions only to someone who is an adversary, someone considered a 'hostile witness.' So her question immediately made me very wary, though I doubt that was her intent." When she replied "Hmm,... (Deseret News)
Legal observers weigh fallout of trial for police, prosecutors Apr 30, 2007
As a hostile witness, he described such actions as filing a police incident report as "discretionary." But Lewis, who is running for Hinds County sheriff, said he expects both sides will drop the issue now that the trial is over. "It's time to move forward. We're looking to solve problems in Jackson," he said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jessica case: HC cracks whip on lawyers Apr 24, 2007
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on the fate of Shayan Munshi and 18 other hostile witnesses for changing their statements in the Jessica Lall murder case ... First the police officers then the hostile witnesses and now the court officers - Manu Sharma might be behind bars but it seems the High Court is hell bent on punishing all those who tried to sabotage the process of justice. (CNN-IBN)
Calif. Wildfire Suspect to Stand Trial Mar 21, 2007
Oyler's fiancee, Crystal Breazile _ called by the prosecution as a hostile witness _ testified earlier Tuesday that she had threatened to leave him if he didn't stop setting fires. But she denied that Oyler set the fatal blaze. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Judge hears preliminary murder-arson evidence in California wildfire Mar 21, 2007
Breazile was called as a hostile witness by prosecutors during a two-day preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial. Breazile, who has a young daughter with Oyler, testified that she and the suspect were watching televised reports of an arson wildfire when he told her that he had started the blaze. (North County Times)
Riverside: Man to stand trial in deadly arson wildfire Mar 21, 2007
She threatened to leave him if he didn't stop setting fires, said Breazile, who prosecutors called as a hostile witness during a two-day preliminary hearing to determine whether there was enough evidence to proceed to trial. We were in an argument and I was going on and on about something and he sometimes does things to get a reaction out of me, Breazile said, holding back tears. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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It was another outbreak of India's Hostile Witness epidemic ... Are hostile witnesses examples of inexcusable cowardice and caprice ... Can we really look at all hostile witnesses through the same prism. (Hindustan Times, India)
Testimony continues in Connell trial Feb 3, 2007
Again, Cosby replied she didn't think it was unusual because of the situation and because Douthit -- at the time -- was something of a hostile witness due to her relationship with Connell. Later again he asked, "Do you believe all inconsistencies in her story are due to her love for me?". (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
