What is the test for assessing the credibility of a witness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Stewart, 907 F.3d 677 (2nd Cir. 2018):
United States v. Payne , 591 F.3d 46, 60 (2d Cir. 2010) ("Assessments of witness credibility and choices between competing inferences lie solely within the province of the jury.").3
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