What is the test for credibility of witnesses who have criminal charges pending at the time they testified?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sagote, A140689 (Cal. App. 2015):
credibility of their testimony"]; People v. Pitts (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 606, 880 [trial court erred in refusing to instruct jury "not to consider punishment as to defendants, but that it could be considered with regard to any witness who had charges pending at the time he or she testified, or who was on probation"].)
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