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Qué (quién) es turn states' evidence - definición

LEGAL TERM FOR ONE WHO TESTIFIES AS A WITNESS FOR THE STATE
King's Evidence; State's evidence; King's evidence; Queen's evidence; Turn states' evidence; Queen's Evidence; Approver; Turned state's evidence; Crown witness; Turning state's evidence; Cooperating witness; Crown-witness

turn states' evidence         
v. for a person accused of a crime to decide to give the prosecutor evidence about the crime, including facts about other participants in the crime (or other crimes) in return for lenient treatment, a plea bargain and/or a recommendation of a light sentence.
Turn state's evidence         
A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.Howard Abadinsky, Organized Crime (9th ed: Cengage Learning, 2010), p.
King's evidence         
n. (BE) to turn King's evidence (see also Queen's evidence, state's evidence)

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Turn state's evidence

A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution. The testimony of a witness who testifies against co-conspirator(s) may be important evidence.

According to a 2008 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime document, persons who turn state's evidence "are known by a variety of names, including cooperating witnesses, crown witnesses, snitches, witness collaborators, justice collaborators, state witnesses, "supergrasses" and pentiti (Italian for 'those who have repented')."