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· 4/10/2024

STATE OF FLORIDA v. SHAUN PATRICK BUSH

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that this court gives “special deference” to a credibility determination that is based on demeanor
  • finding inconsistent testimony that “directly concern[ed] the reason why the police arrested Petitioner and the nature of the torture that he allegedly suffered”
  • upholding the immigration judge’s reliance on implausibility as a reason to undermine a petitioner’s credibility
  • deferring to the IJ’s “ability to differentiate between the usual level of anxiety and Petitioner’s behavior, for example, ‘literally jumping around in his seat’ ” as one of four factors supporting an adverse credibility finding
  • upholding IJ’s finding that petitioner’s testimony was not credible because it lacked specificity
  • upholding IJ’s finding that applicant’s testimony was not credible because it lacked specificity

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