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5-53-109. Intimidating a witness.
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5-53-109. Intimidating a witness.
(a) A person commits the offense of intimidating a witness if he or she threatens a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(1) Influencing the testimony of that person;
(2) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(3) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned.
(b) Intimidating a witness is a Class B felony.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-53-109
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5-53-109. Intimidating a witness.
(a) A person commits the offense of intimidating a witness if he or she threatens a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(1) Influencing the testimony of that person;
(2) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(3) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned.
(b) Intimidating a witness is a Class B felony.
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