Child victims of sexual and physical assault can sometimes be too anxious to
testify against the perpetrator, especially if the perpetrator is a family member.
Not exact matches
At the trial, the
perpetrator's blood type matches Kenny's, his wife Brenda (Clea DuVall), former lover (Juliette Lewis), and mother (Karen Young) all
testify against him, the first two even stating Kenny confessed the murder to them.
In a novel version of «Perry Mason,» the fictitious (mostly TV) lawyer called the actual
perpetrator of the crime to the stand, as a direct witness because she had declined to
testify for the prosecution (
against Mason's client).