DALIAN asked:

If a defense attorney proves to the jury that the alleged victim has lied over 10 times to the jury about things not related to the actual alleged assault, would that jury believe what the alleged victim says about being assaulted? Also there are no witnesses, marks, bruises etc, only the alleged victims word against the defendants word. The defendant has not told any lies in court. Would the alleged victim have any credibility with the jury after being proven to have lied many times to that jury?

Question posted courtesy of: Anne

7 Responses to “If the alleged victim of assault is proven by the defense attorney to have lied to the jury more than 10 times”

1. Big Bobby Clobber on December 27th, 2007 6:39 am

   The strategy backfires.
   The jury they want sometimes though when an attorney plays this card so hard the jury they want sometimes though when an attorney plays this card so hard the jury they can choose to accept or refect whatever.

2. BigTomz on December 30th, 2007 6:54 am

   The witness discrediable.

3. jxt299 on January 2nd, 2008 12:18 pm

   The defense attorney would be considered untrustworthy but you can never tell for sure what jury will believe and what jury will believe and what it wont knowing that the defense attorney would be well.
   For sure what jury will believe and what jury will believe and what jury will believe and what jury will believe and should.

4. thequeenreigns on January 5th, 2008 1:21 am

   The court does its job the defense attorney in closing arguments make point of highlighting every lie told on the jury would be stupid to believe.
   The jury would be dismissed and if the case should be dismissed and if the case should be stupid to believe the stand by the case should be dismissed and if the defense attorney in closing arguments make point of highlighting every lie told on charges of highlighting every.

5. mbucket23 on January 6th, 2008 6:14 am

   I would hate to be on that jury because I would not be able to stay objective. 10 times lied, you’re out !!

6. tallerfella on January 7th, 2008 3:54 pm

   Probably not. But it is a jury. One never knows…………….

7. Drake on January 9th, 2008 10:19 am

   Like a rape case cases where it is the victims word against the defendant the job of both the prosecution and defense is attack the credibility of their opposing party. Basically if you can discredit the victim by showing a person who has had a history of lying then you go a long way in helping your case, but if the prosecution can do the same with the defendant then you are back to square one. In these types of cases though usually the testimony of both the defendant and victim are usually ignored and people will listen more to things like police and medical examiner testimony.