alibi witness
noun
law
: a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi
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The attorney, who died in 2019, also didn't set interviews for prosecutors to meet with Rice's alibi witness.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
In particular, the state high court found, the attorney failed to investigate or seek testimony from a possible alibi witness who was not related to Skakel.
—Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
As in Soto’s case, the petition Spolin filed for Demond Spikes referenced the existence of an alibi witness, but did not include the man’s name, details of his account or a declaration.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
In particular, the state high court found, the attorney failed to investigate or seek testimony from a possible alibi witness who was not related to Skakel.
—Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
As in Soto’s case, the petition Spolin filed for Demond Spikes referenced the existence of an alibi witness, but did not include the man’s name, details of his account or a declaration.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Alibi witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alibi%20witness. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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