Alibi
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For other uses, see Alibi (disambiguation).
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 DeskbookCriminal Procedure [1] states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent.".
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- ^ 1988; ISBN 0-8205-1217-6
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