Finley v. Hunt

Citations

• 56 Miss. 221

Syllabus

<p>Pkactice. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.</p> <p>It is error for a court to instruct the jury that if they believe from the evidence that a witness has testified falsely in one material matter, then he is not to be credited in his testimony as to other matters. The maxim, Falsus in uno, fal-sus in omnibus, is not a conclusive presumption of law, but only an advisory suggestion to the jury, which warns them to receive such testimony with caution, and warrants them in rejecting it altogether. It puts such testimony upon the same footing as that of an accomplice, which is to be viewed with suspicion, but, if credited by the jury, will support a verdict.</p>