The following excerpt is from People v. Heidt, 2010 NY Slip Op 34058 (U) (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 2010):
417, 423 (1985)). In pointing out what he considers to be "conflicting" and "unreliable" testimony, defendant confuses the issues of the admissibility of evidence with the weight such evidence may be afforded by a jury (see e.g. People v. Moore, 155 A.D.2d 725, 727-28 (4th Dept. 1989), lv. denied, 75 N.Y.2d 773 (1989)). Counsel was able to, and indeed, did explore the alleged conflicts in testimony on cross examination and was free to make his case to the jury regarding the defense's contentions that the witnesses' testimonies were conflicting and unreliable.
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