Perriatt v. Tenet Mid-City Medical, L.L.C.

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• holding that state’s attorney, who “had no occasion, prior to the defendant’s trial testimony, to question him under oath about his alleged false statements,” should be given opportunity at trial to cross-examine defendant
• “[c]ross-examination is the principal means by which the credibility of witnesses and the truth of their testimony is tested” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• \[c]ross-examination is the principal means by which the credibility of witnesses and the truth of their testimony is tested\ [internal quotation marks omitted]
• trial court could draw its own conclusions as to whether defendant appeared to be suffering from mental illness based on defendant’s testimony and demeanor
• right of cross-examination generally includes right to question witness about prior false statements
• issues presented in two cases were simple and straightforward

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