What is the state of the law on credibility and evidentiary conflicts?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cardenas, F062414 (Cal. App. 2012):

Testimony about the number of fired shots clearly varied from witness to witness. "Conflicts and even testimony which is subject to justifiable suspicion do not justify the reversal of a judgment, for it is the exclusive province of the trial judge or jury to determine the credibility of a witness and the truth or falsity of the facts upon which a determination depends. [Citation.] We resolve neither credibility issues nor evidentiary conflicts; we look for substantial evidence." (People v. Maury (2003) 30 Cal.4th 342, 403.) An appellate court must accept logical inferences that the jury might have drawn from the circumstantial evidence. (People v. Panah (2005) 35 Cal.4th 395, 488.)

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