What can a lawyer say to have a witnesses testimony disallowed due to distrust or suspicion of lies?
Posted October 15th, 2009 by admin 4 Comments »
svchost asked:
Is there anything a lawyer can say to have a witnesses testimony disqualified or barred due to the fact that it may be a lie?
Is there anything a lawyer can say to have a witnesses testimony disqualified or barred due to the fact that it may be a lie?
Scenario: A witness is telling the court how the defendant told him he did something, but there is NO evidence to corroborate the witnesses testimony and the witness has motive to lie.
It’s not hearsay - the witness is the one who the defendant told …