Is reading the body language of a witness part of the evidence in a case?

Reading the body language of a witness has long been recognized as a means of judging a witness's credibility. (People v. Miranda (2011) 199 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1414 [a witnesses' demeanor or body language is part of the evidence in a case].) Indeed, this concept is statutorily recognized in Evidence Code section 780 which provides: "Except as otherwise provided by statute, the court or jury may consider in determining the credibility of a witness any matter that has any tendency in reason to prove or disprove

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