What is the impact of a jury's disbelief of the testimony of a defendant in a criminal case?
The following excerpt is from People v. Cintron, 717 N.Y.S.2d 72, 95 N.Y.2d 329 (N.Y. 2000):
*. Defendant contends that a jury's disbelief of his testimony is an insufficient basis from which to infer an element of a crime (see, e.g., United States v. Tyler, 758 F.2d 66, 69-70). In this case, the jury's disbelief of defendant's testimony only compounds the existing consciousness of guilt evidence of defendant's reckless flight from the police. In any event, the jury could have inferred the knowledge elements of the crimes on the People's evidence alone.
*. Defendant contends that a jury's disbelief of his testimony is an insufficient basis from which to infer an element of a crime (see, e.g., United States v. Tyler, 758 F.2d 66, 69-70). In this case, the jury's disbelief of defendant's testimony only compounds the existing consciousness of guilt evidence of defendant's reckless flight from the police. In any event, the jury could have inferred the knowledge elements of the crimes on the People's evidence alone.
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