>Can there really be consequences for contradicting the other witness, without other indications pointing to who's right? Yes. The end-goal is to infer that th

>Can there really be consequences for contradicting the other witness, without other indications pointing to who's right? Yes. The end-goal is to infer that the suspect is being deceptive and/or lying and that, in turn, would make any statements that give the suspect any "good light" weighted less credible to their own defence. "You said you didn't shoot the suspect but you also said you wore an off-blue shirt. 'X' said the shirt they say you in was solid blue. Why would you lie about the colour of your shirt!? And, since you're lying about that, how do we know you're not lying about shooting the victim?"