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People v. Davis

Citations

  • 53 N.Y.2d 164
  • 423 N.E.2d 341
  • 440 N.Y.S.2d 864
  • 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2472

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  • “The purpose of confronting a witness with contrary facts or of providing even limited cues is simply to assure that the witness’ response is a deliberate falsification. Such assurance may be unnecessary, however, where there are other indicia that the response is knowingly false.”

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Judges: Cooke, Wachtler

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