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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Unfortunately "lacked credibility" sounds worse than it may mean in judicial parlance.
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It was a situation with two different narratives, more or less forces the judge to make a credibility decision. Although, theoretically, the judge could have stated there was no reason to believe one side over the other and then ruled that the prosecution hadn't proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The judge stated a major issue was that EM appeared "sober" in the videos. Not entirely sure I agree with that reasoning, as a significant amount of time had passed between when she left the bar, and stopped drinking, and when the videos were made. Plus, being traumatized will get someone's adrenaline flowing and give them the appearance of being more sober than they actually are.