Aaron Hernandez Trial - Witness Intimidation Instruction
Witness Intimidation Statute: Whoever directly or indirectly willfully threatens or attempts or causes physical injury, emotional injury, economic injury or properly damage to another person, who is a witness or potential witness at any stage of a criminal investigation, grand jury proceeding, trial or other criminal proceeding of any type; or a person who is or was aware of information, records, documents or objects that relate to a violate of a criminal statute with the intent to impede, obstruct, delay, harm, punish or otherwise interfere thereby or do so with reckless disregard with such a proceeding shall be punished.
In order to prove the defendant guilty of this offense the CW must prove 3 elements beyond a reasonable doubt -
 1 -That the defendant directly or indirectly willfully threatened or attempted to caused physical injury to AB.
 2 -That AB was either a wit or pot wit at any stage in a criminal invest grand jury proceeding, trial, or other
criminal proceeding of any type or a person aware of information, records, documents or objects that relate to a
violation of a criminal statute.
 3 -That defendant did so with the specific intent to impede, delay, obstruct, harm, punish or otherwise interfere
with a criminal proceeding.
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So now I understand why the jury asked about INDIRECT actions...