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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2804 (2026)

Tampering with a witness; classification

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A. A person commits tampering with a witness if the person knowingly communicates, directly or indirectly, with a witness in any official proceeding or a person he believes may be called as a witness to do any of the following:

1. Unlawfully withhold any testimony.

2. Testify falsely.

3. Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.

4. Evade a summons or subpoena.

B. Tampering with a witness is a class 6 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: State v. Gray, 258 P.3d 242 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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State v. Gray, 258 P.3d 242 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 10× “¶ 2 In our review of the record pursuant to Anders , we identified an issue arguably constituting fundamental error and ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether, to support Gray’s conviction for tampering with a witness under AR.S. § 13-2804, the state…”
State v. Hernandez, 439 P.3d 1188 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “We note that this Court has previously held that the term “induce” (used in a statute proscribing witness tampering, see A.R.S. § 13-2804 (2011)), “requires proof that a defendant knowingly caused a witness .”
State v. Heistand, 708 S.W.2d 125 (Mo. 1986). · cites it 2× “I respectfully dissent. NOTES [1] The omissions are of portions of the letter blocked out by the trial court.”
State of Arizona v. Ricky Gray (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 10× “¶2 In our review of the record pursuant to Anders, we identified an issue arguably constituting fundamental error and ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether, to support Gray‟s conviction for tampering with a witness under A.R.S. § 13-2804, the state…”
Gebran v. Gebran (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-2804(A) (defining witness tampering).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2804(A) — 3 cases
State v. Gray, 258 P.3d 242 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “¶ 2 In our review of the record pursuant to Anders , we identified an issue arguably constituting fundamental error and ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether, to support Gray’s conviction for tampering with a witness under AR.S. § 13-2804, the state…”
Gebran v. Gebran (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026). “See A.R.S. § 13-2804(A) (defining witness tampering).”
State of Arizona v. Ricky Gray (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “¶2 In our review of the record pursuant to Anders, we identified an issue arguably constituting fundamental error and ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether, to support Gray‟s conviction for tampering with a witness under A.R.S. § 13-2804, the state…”
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