Is a good faith effort required to locate a witness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Harless, 464 F.2d 953 (9th Cir. 1972):
The district judge weighed the evidence and applying the proper standard found that a good faith effort to locate the witness had been made. Such an effort is all that is required. The facts here support the district judge's findings. We should not disturb his findings. Owens v. Eyman, 434 F.2d 1062 (CA9 1970).
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