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James v. Commonwealth
No. 961294Supreme Court of Virginia
961294 James v. Commonwealth 06/06/1997 The credibility of witnesses and the weight given to their testimony are questions exclusively for the jury and the settled law of Virginia simply does not permit a defe…
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961294 James v. Commonwealth 06/06/1997 The credibility of witnesses and the weight given to their testimony are questions exclus…
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961294 James v. Commonwealth 06/06/1997 The credibility of witnesses and the weight given to their testimony are questions exclusively for the jury and the settled law of Virginia simply does not permit a defendant to ask a witness to opine whether another witness is "capable of lying" at trial, but requires the finder of fact to determine the veracity of the witness.
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