Few could recall a recalcitrant witness at such hearings.

But his main lawyer, David Nelson, said he thought that his client would be in jail for only a matter of weeks as a recalcitrant witness.

He was jailed under a German law that permits the incarceration of recalcitrant witnesses for up to six months.

By all accounts, he was good at tracking down recalcitrant witnesses and doing public records research, though his interviewing skills were considered suspect.

Thought for a moment and regrouped exactly like the lawyer she was, boxed in by some recalcitrant witness.

Rape cases, especially ones with recalcitrant witnesses, got to her, but she was too good a cop to lose her cool.

The court's power to deal with recalcitrant witnesses is regulated in section 189 of the CPA.

Under Federal law, a judge can send a recalcitrant witness to jail for refusing to provide testimony after prosecutors agree to provide immunity from prosecution.

Before lawmakers got any answers, they had to dispense with a group of 10 recalcitrant witnesses, including three officials who have left the company and several of the investigators they employed.

I reminded myself that he was trained to deal with recalcitrant witnesses and half-truths.