An appellate court will not disturb a trial judge's preference for police evidence over a plaintiff's evidence in an arrest case where the police witnesses were found credible and persuasive, their credibility was not challenged, and the plaintiff's evidence was internally inconsistent and uncorroborated. The practicability exception in LEPRA s 201(2) applies where an officer is confronted with a potentially armed person who is resisting directions, such that it is not practicable to disclose name, place of duty and reason for arrest before the person is subdued.
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