Well, I’m going to put decades of criminal trial experience
Posted on: June 14, 2024 at 10:21:24 CT
Lovely Rita UW
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against your message board brilliance.
The law does not distinguish between police testimony and non-police testimony. Either can be believed - or not. Either can establish a fact - or not.
I can literally cite hundreds of examples of single-witness nonpolice testimony resulting in a conviction. SEE the road rage example in another post below.
Another example: Rural Missouri. Crazy neighbor thinks you’ve been trespassing on his land. He sees you walking on the road and tries unsuccessfully to run you over with his truck, but you are quick and avoid injury.
You testify in court and say what happens (“He tried to kill me. My family fears for their safety.”)
He testifies in court and denies it. (“He made it all up. He just wants me to move.”)
Two people testify. No police testimony.
Are you saying there should/could never be a conviction under these facts? Or should we let the jury decide the credibility of you and defendant?
Stay in your lane or at least don’t repeat your nonsense out loud.
Edited by Lovely Rita at 10:43:34 on 06/14/24