Where a prosecution does not cross-examine a defendant on the genuineness of a critical aspect of their evidence, a Magistrate's adverse credibility finding on that unchallenged evidence cannot stand and constitutes procedural unfairness requiring the conviction to be set aside. In a joint trial, flawed credibility findings on one count may infect the assessment of the defendant's credit on other counts, requiring all convictions to be set aside.
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