What is the test for denying a writ of no confidence in a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Keating v. Superior Court of The City and County of San Francisco, 278 P.2d 510 (Cal. App. 1955):
The writ must be denied on two grounds. (1) The state of mind of a trial judge as to the lack of credibility of one of the parties, formed during the trial of a case, and based upon the evidence in the case does not amount to bias or prejudice. Kreling v. Superior Court, 25 Cal.2d 305, 310-312, 153 P.2d 734.
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