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• n  a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

• As a result, the burden of proof in recantation cases is on those challenging the conviction, and the decision of the judge rehearing evidence is virtually never second-guessed by .
• A grim tale of rape and recantation turns increasingly bizarre.
• In his recantation, Jeffs described Jessop as "the true keyholder appointed by his father.

• retraction
• abjuration

News & Articles

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• Heather Yakin: Father's rape conviction stands after panel review
  The review committee opinion is in on the Daryl Kelly Sr. rape case: despite the daughter's recantation, there's no basis to disturb his conviction.
  Dec. 11, 2013 - Middletown Times Herald-Record

Quotes

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• Leah Ward Sears in AlterNet
  As Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears wrote in her dissent: "If recantation testimony : shows convincingly that prior trial testimony was false, it simply defies all logic and morality to hold that it must be disregarded categorically."
• Francis Pangilinan in Inquirer.net
  Sen. Francis Pangilinan said he was disturbed by the ruling and wondered if Nicole's "highly questionable recantation" had a heavy impact on the court. "It must be remembered that the recantation of Nicole was facilitated by lawyers of the...
• Antonio Cuenco in GMA news.tv
  The affidavit of recantation would have no bearing whatsoever on a legal aspect,Cuenco said, although he added that in a "moral aspect" the CA judges might think "baka may duda ito [Maybe she has doubts]."