In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “improperly influence a witness” means to cause or induce a witness to

criminal case

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.56.900

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(A) testify falsely, offer misleading testimony, or unlawfully withhold testimony in an official proceeding;
(B) avoid or attempt to avoid legal process summoning the witness to testify in an official proceeding, regardless of whether legal process has issued;
(C) be absent from an official proceeding to which the witness has been summoned; or
(D) engage in conduct described in Alaska Stat. § 11.56.610;
(2) “judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, including the chief justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a judge of the superior court, a district court judge, or a magistrate;
(3) “juror” means a person who is a member of an impanelled jury or a person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as a prospective juror;
(4) “physical evidence” means an article, object, document, record, or other thing of physical substance;
(5) “testimony” means oral or written statements, documents, or other material that may be offered by a witness in an official proceeding;
(6) “witness” means

(A) a witness summoned or appearing in an official proceeding; or
(B) a person who the defendant believes may be called as a witness in an official proceeding, present or future.
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