Alibi
An alibi is the plea or mode of
defense under which a person on
trial for a crime proves or attempts
to prove that he was in another
place when the alleged act was committed;
as, to set up an alibi; to prove
an alibi. The Criminal Law Deskbook
of Criminal Procedure states: "Alibi
is different from all of the other
defenses...it is based upon the
premise that the defendant is truly
innocent.". In the Latin language
"alibi" means "somewhere
else."
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