Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Weight of Evidence — Unchallenged Evidence — Court Must Still Evaluate Unchallenged Evidence

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Unchallenged evidence is not automatically accepted; the court must still evaluate its credibility and sufficiency. The court must be satisfied the evidence meets the required standard of proof. The principle applies to evidence law. The rule prevents automatic judgment based on unchallenged but incredible evidence.…

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