Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

Material Witness

Read a random definition: ukase

A quick definition of Material Witness:

A material witness is someone who has important information about a case that can help decide who is right or wrong. This information is very valuable and not many other people know it. Judges try very hard to make sure that material witnesses can come to court and tell what they know. Sometimes, if a material witness cannot come to court, they may be kept in a safe place until they can testify. This is because their testimony is very important and cannot be replaced by anyone else.

A more thorough explanation:

A material witness is someone who has important information about a case that can affect its outcome. This information is usually very valuable and not many other people have it. Judges try to make sure that material witnesses are available to testify in court because their testimony is very important.

For example, in a case where someone is accused of illegally transporting and harboring aliens, some of the aliens being transported might be material witnesses. If they are citizens of another country and cannot be easily subpoenaed to testify in court, they might be detained to make sure they are available to testify.

Another example could be a witness who saw a crime happen and can provide important details that no one else knows. This witness would be considered a material witness because their testimony is crucial to the case.

Material | Materiality

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.