Can a new trial be ordered on the basis of an assessment of witness credibility?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Sanchez, 969 F.2d 1409 (2nd Cir. 1992):
Carluin's reliance on United States v. Weinstein, 452 F.2d 704 (2d Cir.1971), cert. denied, 406 U.S. 917, 92 S.Ct. 1766, 32 L.Ed.2d 116 (1972), for the proposition that a new trial can be ordered on the basis of an assessment of witness credibility without
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