The following excerpt is from People v. McCray, 12 N.E.3d 1079, 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 02970, 23 N.Y.3d 193, 989 N.Y.S.2d 649 (N.Y. 2014):
It certainly was reasonably possible for the jury to conclude, based on the complainant's prior history of distorted reality, that while she could accurately remember everything leading up to the moment of having sex with the defendant, she fabricated events surrounding the sex act. Indeed, we have long recognized that juries are tasked with making decisions about the credibility or incredibility of testimony, and may accept or discount testimony based on difficult credibility determinations (see generally People v. Sage, 23 N.Y.3d 16, 988 N.Y.S.2d 104, 11 N.E.3d 177 [2014] [jury is left free to accept or reject testimony] ).
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