The credibility of child witnesses to adults
A) is not important because in practice children are rarely used as witnesses
B) is important because jurors overemphasize children's testimony as true
C) is important because the child is usually interviewed by several adults and the case will not go forward if the child is not credible to the adults
D) is not important because jurors will not convict a defendant in the absence of a great deal of other evidence of guilt
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