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Sonia Sotomayor: “Had the prosecution corrected Sneed on the stand, his credibility plainly would have suffered.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2025
Had the prosecution corrected Sneed on the stand, his credibility plainly would have suffered.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor argues that correcting false testimony was crucial for the jury's assessment of credibility.

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