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U.S. Supreme Court,
Law Practice

Sep. 27, 2018

Does the story check out?

Every witness could be lying, or not, to tell the truth.

Steven S. Kimball

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Does the story check out?
Kavanaugh unequivocally denies the accusation. The incident occurred 36 years ago but already, in the short time since Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's accusation became public, both sides have come forward with corroborating and discrediting evidence (that increases seemingly minute by minute). (New York Times News Service)

We ask jurors to determine witness credibility, because we believe that just as in everyday life jurors can determine the reliability of things said to them. Decades of research has shown, however, that few can detect a lie from the words, face or body of the speaker. See Paul Ekman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mark G. Frank, "A Few Can Catch a Liar," 10 Psych. Sci. 263 (1999); Paul Ekman, Maureen O'Sullivan, "Who Can Catch a Liar?" 46 Am. Psych. 9...

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