Sentences with phrase «compellable witness»
A "compellable witness" refers to a person who can be legally forced or required to give testimony or evidence in a court of law. They cannot refuse to testify when summoned or called upon by the court. Full definition
50 Spouses are competent and compellable witnesses against each other in proceedings under this Act.
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(2) Neither the Fairness Commissioner nor anyone employed in the Office of the Fairness Commissioner is a competent or compellable witness in a civil proceeding outside this Code in connection with anything done under this Code.
While there must obviously be sanctions (including potential imprisonment) for refusing to testify, they should only be imposed on compellable witnesses who willfully defy judicial authority, and only in accordance with the ordinary rules of criminal procedure and evidence.
It is at this point that we can address the court on whether or not he is a competent and compellable witness,» he said.
«I am not a compellable witness because it could lead to a breach of professional communication between our law firm and the third defendant.
There is no requirement that the police tell a wife that she is not a compellable witness against her husband before they interview her about a crime of which her husband is suspected.
It does not turn the defendant into a compellable witness.
I agree that no person involved with The Mediation Centre shall be a compellable witness in any current or future legal proceedings in regards to this file.
A licensee who is alleged to have contravened the Real Estate Services Act, Regulation, Bylaws or Rules is a compellable witness at a formal hearing.