Swanson v. Commonwealth

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• recognizing that the credibility of a witness who makes inconsistent statements is for the trier of fact to determine
• a ten year old's uncorroborated, impeached testimony that her uncle molested her was sufficient to find guilt
• “It is firmly imbedded in the law of Virginia that the credibility of a witness who makes inconsistent statements on the stand is a question . . . for the . . . [trier of the facts] . . . .”
• “It is firmly imbedded in the law of Virginia that the credibility of a witness who makes inconsistent statements . . . is a question for the jury . . . [and that] [i]f the trier of the facts sees fit to base the verdict upon that testimony there can be no relief in the appellate court.”

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