Alabama Statutes
§ 13A-10-123 — Intimidating a Witness
Alabama·Title 13A Criminal Code·Ch. 10 Offenses Against Public Administration·Art. 6 Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings
(a)A person commits the crime of intimidating a witness if he attempts, by use of a threat directed to a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceedings, to:
(1)Corruptly influence the testimony of that person;
(2)Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
(3)Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
(b)“Threat,” as used in this section, means any threat proscribed by Section 13A-6-25 on criminal coercion.
(c)Intimidating a witness is a Class C felony.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5015.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 13A-1-1
Short Title§ 13A-1-11
Effective Date§ 13A-1-2
Definitions§ 13A-1-3
General Purposes of Title§ 13A-1-6
General Rule of Construction§ 13A-1-8
Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense§ 13A-1-9
Lesser Included Offenses§ 13A-10-1
Definitions§ 13A-10-10
Impersonating Public Servant§ 13A-10-100
Definitions§ 13A-10-101
Perjury in the First Degree§ 13A-10-102
Perjury in the Second Degree