What is the test for assessing the credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Alvarez, D069938 (Cal. App. 2016):
evaluation of a witness's credibility for that of the fact finder." ' " (People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 738-739.)
2. Applicable substantive law
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