In the case of Commonwealth vs. Cheryl Amirault LeFave, a Massachusetts judge overturned LeFave's conviction because
A) the children who testified in the case later admitted to authorities that they were lying.
B) prosecutors gave false testimony in a court of law, which caused all evidence to be discarded.
C) he heard the testimony of one psychologist who stated that recent research casts doubt on the veracity of children's testimonies under the conditions described in the trial.
D) none of these are reasons that the conviction was overturned.
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