31.   He accused prosecutors of accepting invented testimony of convicted murderers and intimidating witnesses who contradict their version of events.

32.   He said small-town witnesses might be intimidated by the attention.

33.   He said that the witnesses had been intimidated by the military.

34.   Judge Pieter Combrinck ruled a magistrate correctly decided against bail for Sifiso Nkabinde in September, and that Nkabinde would likely try to intimidate witnesses if released from custody.

35.   McLean eventually pleaded guilty to burglary, arson, intimidating a witness and eavesdropping.

36.   Morgunov also is wanted on a warrant from Sacramento for failing to appear in court on charges of extortion and intimidating a witness.

37.   Superior Court Judge Doris Downs ruled Monday that Lewis posed no significant risk to flee or to intimidate witnesses in the case.

38.   The new law stiffens penalties for intimidating a witness.

39.   The punishment of Tipperary farmer Patrick Harty illustrated the difficulty of securing convictions against the outlawed IRA, which often intimidates witnesses from testifying in court.

40.   The railroad chief was ordered jailed amid allegations that witnesses were being intimidated.