California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Turner, A132790 (Cal. App. 2013):
"On appeal, we independently review the entire record to determine whether a witness's testimony was coerced, so as to render the defendant's trial unfair. [Citation.] In doing so, however, we defer to the trial court's credibility determinations, and to its findings of physical and chronological fact, insofar as they are supported by substantial evidence." (People v. Boyer, supra, 38 Cal.4th at p. 444.)
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