Introduction

Because we are a society of laws, laws influence everything we do, from buying a home and engaging in business to how we drive and how we conduct ourselves with others. Failure to comply with the law invariably leads to some appropriate resolution in the courts, the judicial system, which ensures compliance through confinement, fines, or civil court awards of compensation.

Most court resolutions occur as a result of a trial that weighs the facts, sorts through conflicting input, and arrives at, hopefully, a fair and impartial decision. That process requires the presence of witnesses whose testimony illuminates the historical event being examined. No witnesses, no trial. Therefore, witnesses are the life blood of the court trial, ...

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