Abstract :
This study titled the review of the implementation of Article 65 of the Criminal Code on the rights of suspects or defendant to bring favorable witnesses (witness / expert witnesses) at all levels of examination. This study aims to determine in terms of what a defendant presents a favorable witness and if there are any obstacles to the defendant in an effort to call favorable witnesses. Kind of research is a normative legal research, which focuses on the positive legal norms in the form of legislation. The study was conducted in Sleman District Court. Research results show that the
defendant presents a favorable witness (a de charge) in which case he faced to trial for allegedly committing a crime. Favorable witnesses presented to prove his innocence or to influence the judge's decision that the sanctions can be lighter. The problem faced is the defendant did not have knowledge in the filed of favorable witnesses. The defendant also have other problems because the witnesses to be filed afraid to be witnesses or witnesses experiencing economic problems because the witness is located away from the office of the court which will judge the case concerned, so he can not be present at the court and the defendant also have problems because law enforcement officers do restrictions to call witnesses favorable.