Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
credible information
I have a question about credible information - define it as it pertains to law and also can a witness by credible if they stand to gain by lying.
Asked on 4/17/07, 7:46 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Colleluori
The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC
Re: credible information
A witnesses credibility is to be judged by a jury according to the instructions found here:
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/cji/1-General/CJI2d.Credibility.pdf
If a witness stands to gain something by lying, then the jury may take that into consideration in deciding the witnesses veracity.
Answered on 4/17/07, 10:30 pm
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