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Can you testify under disguise?

 

Can You Testify Under Disguise?

 

  A federal appeals court recently addressed an unusual issue: Can a witness testify under disguise? In that case, a confidential informant was testifying against an alleged drug dealer and asked to testify while wearing a disguise -- the reason being that the informant was still an active member of a drug cartel and feared that revealing his identity would endanger his life. So the judge allowed the witness to testify while wearing a wig and a fake moustache. But was this disguise fair for the defendant? Constitutional Issues

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