Generally speaking, in the United States witness statements are generally eschewed in favour of a discovery process including deposition of key witnesses prior to trial.
In the UK, a witness statement is a "written statement signed by a person which contains the evidence which that person would be allowed to give orally"
Famous quotes containing the words witness and/or statement:
“No one
bears witness for the
witness.”
—Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920–1970)
“The new statement is always hated by the old, and, to those dwelling in the old, comes like an abyss of skepticism.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)