KRS 524.050

Tampering with a witness

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Fletcher v. Graham (2006)

Most recently applied in Wallace v. Commonwealth (August 2015)

Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of tampering with a witness when, knowing that a person is or may be called as a witness in an official proceeding, he:

(a) Induces or attempts to induce the witness to absent himself or otherwise avoid appearing or testifying at the official proceeding with intent to influence the outcome thereby; or (b) Knowingly makes any false statement or practices any fraud or deceit with intent to affect the testimony of the witness.

(2) Tampering with a witness is a Class D felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.