Can a factfinder accept some portions of witness's testimony and reject others?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Chambers, No. 16-163-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
that factfinder can accept some portions of witness's testimony and reject others); see also Webb v. United States, 789 F.3d 647, 660 (6th Cir. 2015) (stating that, when witness makes contradictory statements, including recantations, factfinder can determine "whether one statement is more truthful than the other").
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