Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Marquez-Urquidi v. United States
542 U.S. 939
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2004-06-28
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that weight of evidence is exclusively for finder of fact who is free to believe all, part, or none of evidence and to determine credibility of witnesses
- noting that Smith does not bind Pennsylvania courts and declining to extend use immunity to a defense witness where appellant failed to demonstrate that such testimony was clearly exculpatory
- explaining that weight of evidence is exclusively for finder of fact; appellate court cannot substitute its judgment for that of fact-finder
- stating where trial court has ruled on weight claim, appellate court’s review is limited to whether trial court palpably abused its discretion in ruling on weight claim
- stating: where trial court has ruled on weight claim, appellate court’s role is limited to whether trial court palpably abused its discretion in ruling on weight claim
- explaining weight of evidence is exclusively for finder of fact who is free to believe all, part, or none of evidence and to determine the credibility of witnesses; appellate court cannot substitute its judgment for that of finder of fact
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MARQUEZ-URQUIDI
v.
UNITED STATES.
No. 03-9036.
Supreme Court of United States.
June 28, 2004.
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 81 Fed. Appx. 516.