Police reports are very important, as they are written documents made right after the alleged offense has occurred. Basically, they are written down right after the crime has happened, so many details that may otherwise be forgotten are put down for future reference.
In this case, as long as all of this was written down as you say it was (accuser lied, admitted the scars aren't from you, etc.), then the case should go your way. It never hurts to have extra evidence, if you have any, though. Anything that can potentially help you, or that can counter his attacks to your case is something you should bring in.
As for the leverage part, I couldn't tell you as I don't know what is exactly in the police report, as well as what his case will be against you. However, like I said before, if the report has what you said in your question, you should be fine.
An important question that will be asked to the accuser, which you can think about how you want to deal with, is why they waited until the inflictions became scars to tell the police about it. In fact, I really think that would be an important part of the case, and if you can really get the judge thinking your way on that one, you probably have the case won.
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Police Reports
How important is a police report in court case. The Accuser admitted to a history of lying in report. Pictures were taken of old scars accusing me and the accuser of inflicting them and was interviewed alone with the police. The police didn't come to me until late the next day. Asked me about the scar where there was also a witness to the scar happening due to an accident with someone else. The accuser later admitted to the scar happening exactly how I told the police. Can the accuser have leverage over me or can I have leverage and how?
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I don't have any idea on what you are talking about. It would be better if you could provide a fact pattren of the "case". "leberage" is not a word or concept used in a crimnal case; therefore what you asked made no sense.
Are you actually using the word "leverage" in place of "defense"?
If you mean does the contradictions of the victim, as outlined, in the police report assist in exonerating you, then, as you stated it, those contradictions could work to impune the veracity and credibility of the victim. But there would be much more evidence to be gleaned over. How credible is the witness that "thinks" that specific scar was from another incident(?) Was teh victim just confuse as to which injury(?)
Police reports are not opinion ( or not supposed to be) they are merely what the officer heard and observed at the time of the report. I do not understand the sentence: "The Accuser admitted to a history of lying in report. " So, the victim , in the process of making a police report, admitted s/he just lied to the officer and the offocer wrote down that everything the victim just told me was a lie?
What you need to worry about is retaining a lawyer and letting him/her review the evidence and confer with you as to your defenses.
No one can judge, without reading the reports and reviewing the evidence, and interviewing you ( and whomever else) and strategically forming your defense to the charges.
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