ANALISIS YURIDIS KEDUDUKAN SAKSI MAHKOTA SEBAGAI ALAT BUKTI DALAM PERSIDANGAN

ABSTRACTION
A crown witness is defined as a witness who originates or is taken from one of the suspects or other defendants who jointly commit a criminal act, and in which case the witness is given a crown. the case or a very light charge is given if the case is transferred to court for a mistake that has been committed. The main issues in this writing are (1) What is the position of the crown witness in the trial; and (2) What is the legal strength of the crown witness's statement as evidence in the trial. The type of research used in this research is normative juridical using data collection techniques through literature studies. The results of the discussion are the legal position of crown witnesses as evidence in the criminal justice process according to the Criminal Code, namely that crown witnesses are witnesses who are also suspects as co-defendants. It is the same as carrying out criminal acts and having separate examination files for the defendants or what is known as separation of case files. Efforts must be made by law enforcement officials so that the use of crown witnesses does not violate human rights. The legal position of crown witnesses in the criminal justice system, the use of crown witnesses in Indonesian criminal trial practice except when related to the provisions of Article 168 of the Criminal Procedure Code, witness statements are one of the pieces of evidence in criminal cases, crown witnesses is a term for suspects/accused who are used as witnesses for the suspect / other defendants who jointly commit a criminal act.