What is CREDIBLE? Definition of CREDIBLE in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
Worthy of belief; entitled to credit. See Competency.
Credible person. One who is trustworthy and' entitled to be believed; in law and legal proceed- ings, one who is entitled to have his oath or affi- davit accepted as reliable, not only on account of his good reputation for veracity, but also on ac- count of his intelligence, knowledge of the cir- cumstances, and disinterested relation to the mat- ter in question. Also one who is competent to tes- tify. Dunn v. State, 7 Tex.App. 605; Territory v. Leary, 8 N.M. 180, 43 P. 688; Loeb v. State, 133 Miss. 883, 98 So. 449, 451; Burleson v. State, 131 Tex.Cr.R. 576, 100 S.W.2d 1019, 1020.
Credible witness. One who is competent to give evidence; also one who is worthy of belief. Peck v. Chambers, 44 W.Va. 270, 28 S.E. 706; Savage v. Bulger, 77 S.W. 717, 25 Ky.Law.Rep.
1269; Appeal of Clark, 114 Me. 105, 95 A. 517, Ann.Cas. 1917A, 837; Hill v. Chicago Title & Trust Co., 322 M. 42, 152 N.E. 545, 546; Burleson v. State, 131 Tex.Cr.R. 576, 100 S.W.2d 1019, 1020
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