26-1-302 . Witness presumed to speak the truth -- how presumption rebutted. A witness is presumed to speak the truth. The jury or the court in the absence of a jury is the exclusive judge of a witness's credibility. This presumption may be controverted and overcome by any matter that has a tendency to disprove the truthfulness of a witness's testimony. The matters include but are not limited to: (1) the demeanor or manner of the witness while testifying; (2) the character of the witness's testimony; (3) bias of the witness for or against any party involved in the case; (4) interest of the witness in the outcome of the litigation or other motive to testify falsely; (5) the witness's character for truth, honesty, or integrity; (6) the extent of the witness's capacity and opportunity to perceive or capacity to recollect or to communicate any matter about which the witness testifies; (7) inconsistent statements of the witness; (8) an admission of untruthfulness by the witness; (9) other evidence contradicting the witness's testimony.
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