Positive and Negative Evidence

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1. Does confidence alone make an affirmative statement credible?
2. A guard continuously observed the only entrance during the entire relevant period and reliably testifies no one entered…
3. A witness says no meeting occurred because she saw an empty room at noon, but the disputed meeting allegedly occurred a…
4. Two credible records establish that an affirmative witness was elsewhere when he claims to have watched an event. The o…
5. A witness admits no recollection because years have passed. Counsel converts that answer into an affirmative declaratio…
6. Distinguish failure to recall from a supported observation that an event did not occur.
7. A witness saw an empty meeting room hours after the alleged meeting. Explain why that observation may not contradict an…
8. Explain why credible contrary records cannot be ignored merely because a witness gives a positive account.