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

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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542 U.S. 939

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.