When a witness testifies as a percipient witness rather than an expert, can you disregard any opinion that you find unbelievable, unreasonable or unsupported?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Boone, B275344 (Cal. App. 2018):

disregard any opinion that you find unbelievable, unreasonable, or unsupported by the evidence." When a witness testifies as a percipient witness, rather than an expert, CALCRIM No. 332 is unnecessary. (People v. Haynes (1984) 160 Cal.App.3d 1122, 1136-1137.)

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