Is there a difference between the testimony of a defendant at trial and the evidence of the prosecution?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Waggy, 936 F.3d 1014 (9th Cir. 2019):

United States v. Popa , 187 F.3d 672, 677 (D.C. Cir. 1999), is distinguishable. The court in Popa observed that, according to the defendant's testimony at trial, his "complaints about the actions of a government official were a significant component

[936 F.3d 1019]

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