Sirois hearing
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sirois-hearing-201-6954552
title:
Sirois hearing
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A Sirois hearing is a legal hearing used when a prosecution witness either becomes unavailable to testify at trial or refuses to testify, and the prosecution alleges that this is due to the defendant's misconduct. In this situation, the prosecution may introduce the witness's prior statements at trial if it can show that the defendant is responsible for the witness's nonappearance. In order to obtain the hearing, the prosecution must allege specific facts that the defendant's conduct induced the
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Legal hearing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirois_hearing
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2023-07-11T13:33:36Z
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