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Oct 5, 2005 criminal-law state-witness prosecutorial-discretion rules-of-court witness-protection

State Witness Exclusion: Balancing Prosecutorial Discretion and Court Oversight

The Supreme Court clarifies when prosecutors may exclude accused persons from an information to make them state witnesses, and the limits of judicial discretion.