Principle

EVIDENCE LAW – Witness Credibility – Material Contradictions and Inconsistencies – Effect

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

When material contradictions exist in the sole eyewitness's evidence, the trial judge must do more than state that he has no reasonable doubt. He must clearly and in detail explain how he resolved the contradictions and why he still believes the witness. Mere assertion of…

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