"Do not put your hand together with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness"—Exodus 23:1.
It is forbidden for a judge to accept testimony from an evil person – e.g., a robber or a desperado – and to issue a verdict based on that testimony.
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Day 325: Negative Commandment 286
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Negative Commandment 286 (Digest)
Accepting Testimony from a Wicked Person
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When the people of Israel said, "All that G-d has spoken, we will do, and we will hear" (Exodus 24:7) -- giving precedence to "we will do" over "we will hear" -- a heavenly voice issued forth and exclaimed: "Who revealed to My children this secret, which is known only to the angels?"
–Talmud, Shabbat 88a
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