Opinion ID: 1621755
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 25

Heading: whether the trial court properly charged the jury regarding the credibility of witnesses.

Text: The appellant contends that the jury instructions given by the trial judge regarding the credibility of witnesses, the impeachment of witnesses, and the method of resolving conflicts in the testimony of witnesses unconstitutionally restrained the jury in their determination of credibility. The instructions about which the appellant complains are the pattern jury instructions for the credibility of witnesses and the impeachment of witnesses. T.P.I.  Crim. §§ 37.01, 37.02. Both of these instructions have been held by this court to be a proper statement of the law. See State v. Glebock, 616 S.W.2d 897, 906 (Tenn. Crim. App.), perm. to appeal denied, (Tenn. 1981). We conclude that this issue is without merit.