When will a jury consider the credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, 131 Cal.App.3d 565, 182 Cal.Rptr. 563 (Cal. App. 1982):
When we review the evidence we will do so in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether substantial evidence supports the conclusion of the trier of fact. (People v. Hicks (1982) 128 Cal.App.3d 423, 429, 180 Cal.Rptr. 391.) We recognize it is exclusively the province of the jury to judge the credibility of witnesses and to decide how much weight testimony should be given.
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