United States v. Sergeant First Class MICHAEL W. PLEASANT, JR.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing an appellant’s testimony ““may not only be disbelieved, but from the totality of the circumstances, including the manner in which [he] testif[ied], a contrary conclusion may be properly drawn.’”
• “When an accused testifies on his own behalf, he does so at his own peril, risking that he might fill in gaps or provide affirmative evidence contributing to or resulting in his conviction.”
• “When an accused testifies on his own behalf, he does so at his own peril, risking that he might fill in gaps or provide affirmative evidence contributing to or resulting in his conviction.”
• “When an accused testifies on his own behalf, he does so at his own peril, risking that he might fill in gaps or provide affirmative evidence contributing to or resulting in his conviction.”
• an appellant’s testimony can be sufficiently incredible to incriminate him
• an appellant’s testimony can be sufficiently incredible to incriminate him

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).