New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. Walter Williams

May 14, 19596 N.Y.2d 18

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the trial judge was correct to exclude the physician's expert testimony both that narcotics addicts are generally unworthy of belief and that the specific witness Giles was unworthy of belief, because such testimony lacks a clear scientific consensus and intrudes on the jury's role in assessing credibility.