Does the Court have any power to re-examine the credibility of witnesses in a trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perkins, B289376 (Cal. App. 2020):
These were matters for the triers of fact. We have no power to reweigh or resolve conflicts in the evidence, reevaluate a witness's credibility, or draw inferences contrary to the verdict. (People v. Reed (2018) 4 Cal.5th 989, 1006-1007.)
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