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• The other student who may testify for the prosecution was shot in the neck.
  — Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
• As questioning of Klein was winding down —and in a nod to Williamson, who was paid by the defense for his time — asked Klein if he was being paid to testify for the prosecution.
  — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2020
• Douglas, who feared that his brother wanted to kill him, has agreed to testify for the prosecution at Robert’s trial in Los Angeles.
  — Charles Bagli, Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2022
• Parker is one of five former Angels pitchers set to testify for the prosecution.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2022
• The start date has been pushed back to Feb. 28, and the court is still dealing with new potential wrinkles posed by a recent podcast by Francis, who is expected to testify for the prosecution.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022
• Four of those charged have already pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the prosecution, while the others, including Meadows and Trump, have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.
  — Mike Levine, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Defense attorney John Cantrell expects one or two witnesses to testify for the defense.
  — Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021
• The woman, who serves in the Israeli military, is expected to fly to the United States to testify for the prosecution at trial, which is scheduled for November.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Hogan was expected to testify for the prosecution at trial, which was expected to continue for at least three weeks.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
• In a setback for Trump, four defendants — three of them former lawyers for his 2020 campaign — have negotiated plea deals and agreed to testify for the prosecution.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• He was granted immunity to testify for the prosecution in the trial, which ended in the company’s conviction.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• Brandon's communications with Sarah would later be used as evidence against him, and Sarah would testify for the prosecution at trial.
  — Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 14 May 2021
• Hunter Biden is also in the middle of a fractious multimillion-dollar alimony case with his ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, who is expected to testify for the prosecution at the gun trial.
  — Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
• Ellison, Wang and Singh are expected to testify for the prosecution, cooperation that Rahmani said will lead to lighter sentences.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
• His decision to testify for the defense became a point of contention between him and his father, Brian Andersen, who testified for the prosecution and painted a different picture of the Menendez clan.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• Defense attorney Antonio Yoon argued that witnesses who had pleaded guilty to drug and conspiracy charges couldn’t be trusted and stood to benefit from lighter sentences by agreeing to testify for the prosecution.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
• Minneapolis police medical support coordinator officer Nicole Mackenzie was called back to the stand to testify for the defense Tuesday.
  — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025