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		d883kd8 on July 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Suspect is arrested in grisly killing of tech CEO ... This is true but in a case where the bulk of the evidence is the victim's testimony, if the victim doesn't cooperate, the state will focus prosecution efforts on cases they have a better chance of winning

sailingparrot on July 17, 2020 [–]

I'm going on a limb by saying that in a case of accounting fraud, witness/victims testimony is not really key.

haram_masala on July 18, 2020 | [–]

If I were the defense attorney for an accused embezzler, I’d make a big deal about the fact that the victim refuses to testify.

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