What is the test for re-evaluating the credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sewell, C071496 (Cal. App. 2014):
The power to assess the credibility of witnesses, resolve conflicts in testimony, weigh evidence, and draw factual inferences is vested in the trial court. (People v. Woods (1999) 21 Cal.4th 668, 673.) We do not reweigh evidence or reevaluate a witness's credibility. It is only when evidence is inherently improbable and impossible of belief that this court can reject evidence accepted by the trier of fact. (People v. Barnes (1986)
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