alibi witness

noun

law

: a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi

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The attorney, who died in 2019, also didn't set interviews for prosecutors to meet with Rice's alibi witness. —

Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 In particular, the state high court found, the attorney failed to investigate or seek testimony from a possible alibi witness who was not related to Skakel. —

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness. —

Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024 Norwood soon realized that Simmons’s initial defense lawyer had not called all alibi witnesses to testify. —

Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for alibi witness