How have the courts treated the credibility of a number of witnesses on appeal?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Muir, 17-150 (2nd Cir. 2018):
Muir attacks the credibility of several witnesses, largely by asserting that they provided self-serving or illogical testimony. However, given that "assessing the credibility of witnesses is distinctly the province of the district court," and that a court's "factual findings based on the testimony of witnesses [are] entitled to special deference," we see no basis for upsetting the district court's factual findings on appeal. United States v. Beverly, 5 F.3d 633, 642 (2d Cir. 1993).
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