In Choosing Between Conflicting Testimony a Court Will

question 48

Multiple Choice

In choosing between conflicting testimony a court will

• A) refuse to accept either testimony because one person's word is good as another's and will impose a meaning that is determined by a jury of ordinary persons.
• B) choose a version of the story that is in accordance with well known legal principles.
• C) seek corroboration of one of the versions of a story from a third party, and if that is not possible, it will choose between the versions by basing its decision of the credibility of the parties.
• D) refuse to accept either testimony because one persons word is good as anothers', and will impose its own meaning.
• E) choose the version of the story that is in accordance with societal norms.

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