证人证言作为法定的刑事证据在刑事诉讼中被广泛应用,证人证言同其他言词证据相比客观性更强;与物证书证相比,更为生动具体,证人证言在刑事诉讼中具有重要的地位和意义。刑事诉讼法规定,用作证据的证人证言应经当事人质证,证人应出庭作证。而在司法实践中,证人证言与证人出庭作证常常面临一些尴尬的境况。 Witness testimony as a statutory criminal evidence has been widely used in criminal proceedings. Witness testimony is more objective than other verbal evidence; witness testimony is more vivid and specific than witness testimony, witness testimony plays an important role in criminal proceedings and significance. Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that witness testimony used as evidence should be verified by the parties and witnesses should appear in court to testify. In judicial practice, testimony of witnesses and witnesses appear in court often face some embarrassing situation.