[Avodah] police misdeeds and trial evidence

[Zev Sero]

Yitzhak Grossman wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:07:07 -0400
> Zev Sero <zev at sero.name> wrote:
> 
>> In any case, as I pointed out earlier, non-eidus evidence, including
>> women's testimony, is admissible in order to impeach witnesses.
> 
> You have said this several times; what is your source?

For one thing, the eidim for kidush hachodesh were examined, in part,
by comparing their testimony to Rabban Gamliel's chart; if they said
something that the chart showed was impossible, their testimony was
dismissed, even if their internal consistency was perfect.


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Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
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