Halakhah for Sanhedrin 53:16
לא אליבא דר' יוסי כ"ע לא פליגי כי פליגי אליבא דר"מ
An objection is raised: Do not accept the wicked as witness; [this means,]Do not accept a despoiler<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One who violates another's rights to satisfy his own greed. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
Sefer HaChinukh
Not to have a sinner testify: That we not accept the testimony of a man who sins, and we not do anything on account of his testimony, as it is stated (Exodus 23:1), "do not place your hand with an evildoer to be a violent witness." And the explanation comes about this (Sanhedrin 27a), "Do not place an evildoer as a witness, do not place a violent one as a witness," meaning a violent person - to exclude violent people and thieves who are disqualified from testimony, as it is stated (Deuteronomy 19:16), "If a violent witness comes upon a man."
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