If a witness for the prosecution recants on the stand because induced by the defense, what can the prosecution do to make up for it?
<p>I'll try to summarize my details here. The lawyer is the only witness to what the other witness said. So, unless the lawyer takes the stand, the other witness cannot be contradicted, especially is if (s)he was alone, did not sign any written statement, and there is no tape recording or video to impeach him/her. The client on trial would be declared not guilty, and the witness would be guilty only of perjury. To answer my own question, maybe the witness must be considered hostile and hope to catch him/her in a mistake? In any way, to me this is a perfectly legal strategy, and a valid witness on the stand, but I want to hear your expert opinion on this.</p>

<h2>The prosecution decides who to call as prosecution witnesses</h2>
<p>Similarly, the defence decides who to call as defence witnesses.</p>
<p>If a party decides that a particular witness’ testimony is of little or no probative value, they don’t introduce it.</p>

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