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2.5-2 False Testimony
Revised to January 1, 2008
If you believe that a witness
testified falsely as to a part of (his/her) testimony, you may choose to
disbelieve other parts of (his/her) testimony, or the whole of it, but you are
not required to do so. You should bear in mind that inconsistencies and
contradictions within a witness's testimony or between that testimony and other
evidence do not necessarily mean that the witness is lying. Failures of memory
may be the reason for some inconsistencies and contradictions; also, it is not
uncommon for two honest people to witness the same event, yet perceive or recall
things differently. Yet, if you find that a witness has testified falsely as to
an issue, you should of course take that into account in assessing the
credibility of the remainder of (his/her) testimony.
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