United States v. Bedonie
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
913 F.2d 782 (1990)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Bedonie (defendant) was charged with murder and using and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. At trial, the government (plaintiff) called multiple eyewitnesses to the murder. According to Bedonie, virtually every eyewitness called had lied to the government, grand jury, or defense counsel prior to trial and was incapable of testifying truthfully and accurately. The district court instructed the jury to consider the witnesses’ credibility and to give the testimony as much weight as it deserved, up to and including rejecting all the testimony as not credible. Bedonie was convicted. Bedonie appealed, arguing that the district court erred by permitting the testimony of the eyewitnesses. Bedonie asserted that because the eyewitnesses had demonstrated such an inability to testify truthfully and accurately, they were not competent to serve as witnesses under Federal Rule of Evidence 601.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Brorby, J.)
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