Section 11.56.900. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
        (1) "improperly influence a witness" means to cause or induce a witness to
             (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 AS 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.

Authorities

12.55.185

Notes

References

AS 12.55.185 Definitions.

History

(Sec. 6 ch 166 SLA 1978; am Sec. 20 ch 12 SLA 1980)