ABSTRAK
    Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui upayaterdakwamengajukansaksi yang meringankandalamperkarapenganiayaananak yang mengakibatkanmatisesuai KUHAP, sertamengetahuipertimbangan-pertimbanganMajelis Hakim terhadapsaksi yang meringankandiajukankedalampersidanganPengadilanNegeriSukoharjodalamperkarapenganiayaananak.
    Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum normatifyang bersifat preskriptif dan terapan. Pendekatan yang digunakan penulis dalam penelitian hukum ini adalah pendekatan kasusyaitumendeskripsikan proses terdakwamengajukansaksi yang meringankandalamperkarapenganiayaandanpertimbanganhakimnya. Sumber bahan hukum yang digunakan adalah bahan hukum primer dan sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah studikepustakaandan studi dokumen, selanjutnya data yang diperolehdianalisisdenganmetodesilogisme yang menggunakanpolaberpikirdeduktif.
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan dihasilkan simpulan, bahwaupayaterdakwamenolakdakwaandenganmengajukansaksi yang meringankansudahsesuaidenganPasal 116 ayat (3) KUHAP yaitudalampemeriksaantersangkaditanyaapakahiamenghendakididengarnyasaksi yang dapatmenguntungkanbaginyadanbilamanaadamakahalitudapatdicatatdalamberitaacara. Hal inisebagaiupayaterdakwauntukmeringankandakwaandariPenuntutUmumdalamperkarapenganiayaananak yang menyebabkanmati di dalampersidangan.Majelis Hakim menolakkesaksiansaksi yang meringankantersebut, dikarenakankesaksiansaksitersebutbertentangandengankesaksiansaksilainnya (unus testis nullus testis).
Kata Kunci :    terdakwa, saksimeringankan, pertimbangan hakim
ABSTRACT
This study aims to know the effort of defendant filed a defense witnesses in the case of child violence which causing death according to Criminal Procedure Code, and to know the considerations of the Judge to defense witnesses in the trial submitted to the Sukoharjo State Court in a case of child violence.
This study is a normative law that is prescriptive and applied. The approach used by the author in the study is the case approach, that was described the process of the dependant was asking a defense witnesses in the case of child violence and the considerations of the Judge. Sources of legal materials used are primary and secondary legal materials. Data collection techniques used were literature and document study, and then the data obtained were analysed by syllogism method with deductive mindset.
Based on the results of research and discussion, generated conclusion, that the effort of defendant refused indictment by asking defense witnesses are in accordance with Article 116 paragraph (3) Criminal Procedure Code, that is when the examination of the suspect, was asked if he wanted to hear witnesses who could benefit him and if there is then it can be noted in the official report. This is an effort of defendant to relieve the indictment of the Public Prosecutor in the case of child violence causing death in the trial. The judge rejected the testimony of the defense witnesses, because the witnesses’ testimony is contrary to the testimony of other witnesses (testis unus testis nullus).
Keywords:    defendant, defense witnesses, judge’s considerations.