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Tiffany Fannin Professor Brennan JUS 210: Legal Research 10/25/2023				     Annotated Bibliography Preston v. State, 444 Md. 67, 118 A.3d 902, 2015 Md. LEXIS 494 (Court of Appeals of MarylandJuly 27, 2015, Filed). https://advance-lexis-com.northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=cases&id=urn:contentItem:5GJ2-HVX1-F04G-S03J-00000-00&context=1516831. The source of the article is primary, this is a case in which waitress protection was called for and used throughout the procedure. The source is important because it shows how the preceding works. This case is important because it gives background to what you should expect for a witness (in this sense a murder trial. Payton is the witness in need of protection. Preston shot Barnes at her house party and days after being in contact with the detective, Preston showed up to her house (no threatening actions, but she did feel safe) and asked to be moved since she was willing to testify against him. This is a perfect example of why witness protection is so important.

§ 3521. Witness relocation and protection, 18 USCS § 3521 (Current through Public Law 118-19, approved October 6, 2023.). https://advance-lexis-com.northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=statutes-legislation&id=urn:contentItem:8SG9-5042-D6RV-H1BN-00000-00&context=1516831. This is another primary source, but is the actual statue itself. This article is important so that it is brought to attention the term and use for those who do not know. I want to use this as important knowledge before going deeper into information about witness protection. These codes are the federal law that regulate and state all terms of witness protection. When it is needed and the different ways that witness protection is used in order to bring everyone to and through trial safely.

Dayo Adu, Temiloluwa Dosumu and Adewola Asaolu. (June 14, 2022 Tuesday). Nigeria: An Overview Of The Witness Protection And Management Act 2022. Mondaq. https://advance-lexis-com.northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=legalnews&id=urn:contentItem:65P6-7RN1-DYX7-J1G3-00000-00&context=1516831. This is a secondary article found about how Nigeria adopted the witness protection program in their own separate country, due to its call for people being scared to withstand trial from powerful people. I want to use this article to show it’s influence around to world After civilians in this country lacked the confidence to withstand trial, the Nigerian Government had created their own regulations and laws in order to bring their people peace. This article will help bring a bigger perception onto the importance of witness protection.

"SHC seeks comments on plea seeking enforcement of witness protection programme". The News International, October 17, 2023 Tuesday. advance-lexis-com.northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:69DM-5Y21-F00C-6451-00000-00&context=1516831. Accessed October 24, 2023. This is a secondary article and I will use this to show how other countries are pushing for the right of witness protection. This is not to show that the witness protection is the only way, but to show the benefit of having such prot=tection. This article goes into depth on how the protection would work and how and what they would use it for. It is important to shed light on this because witness protection has so many benefits that would help their situation. Many civilians are scared to die for going to trial.

By ROXANN MATTHEWS*. "ARTICLE: The Perverse Carrot: How Extreme Economic Precarity Is Exploited Through Witness Perks ." University of San Francisco Law Review, 57, 111 2022. advance-lexis-com.northernkentuckyuniversity.idm.oclc.org/api/document?collection=analytical-materials&id=urn:contentItem:680K-4NH1-FGCG-S0B2-00000-00&context=1516831. Accessed October 24, 2023. This is a primary resource of a law review. This article brings light onto how the witness protection can be corrupted and lead to an innocent person getting put away for a crime they didn't commit. This article talks about a man that got convicted of killing his friend with just eyewitness testimony. If that witness had any reason to pin the murder on him, all she had to do was point him out of a line up or hear his voice and he was the one to commit the crime just based on that eyewitness that is in protection. I want to use this article to show the bad sides of witness protection as well and bring light to importance.