People v. Mathis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““We are not aware of any rule whereby contradictory or inconsistent statements of a witness whether made during the course of a trial or otherwise, thereby render the testimony incompetent * * *. Evidence which tends to impeach the testimony of a witness affects the credibility of the witness and not his competence to testify * * *. Both the complained of testimony and the impeaching statement were presented to the jury and it was the duty of the jury to assess the credibility of the testimony considering both its contradiction and its reasonableness in relation to all other evidence presented.” People v. Mathis, 82 Ill.App.2d 173 , 225 N.E.2d 808, 809 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 Ill. App. 3d 983 - Kenney v. Churchill Truck Lines, Inc.