Credible Witness

Cumulative Sentence

A witness whose testimony is more than likely to be true based on his/her experience, knowledge, training and appearance of honesty and forthrightness, as well as common human experience. this is subjective in that the trier of fact (judge or jury) may be influenced by the demeanor of the witness or other factors.

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