California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Czajka, F070627 (Cal. App. 2017):
But credibility determinations are the domain of the trial court. And the trial court concluded defendant had "sincerely admitted that he allowed his anger to take control of his conduct during this incident." We were not present in the courtroom and did not observe defendant's demeanor, tone of voice or facial expressions. It is not our role to overturn a credibility finding, unless it is completely unsupported. (See People v. Burnham (1961) 194 Cal.App.2d 836, 843.)
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