Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Weight of Evidence — Incredible Testimony to Be Rejected and Consigned to Contempt

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Exaggerated, fantastic, reckless, or intelligence-affronting evidence must be rejected entirely. Such evidence is treated with contempt and consigned as garbage. The principle applies to weight of evidence in all proceedings. The court will not believe manifestly unreasonable testimony. The rule protects judicial integrity from absurd…

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