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Federal Evidence • Witness Impeachment
EVID#089
Legal Definition
In California, there are 6 primary ways to impeach a witness: (1) specific instances of conduct and prior bad acts; (2) felony convictions; (3) misdemeanor convictions involving dishonesty or false statements; (4) prior inconsistent statements; (5) evidence of character for untruthfulness; and (6) via Proposition 8.
Plain English Explanation
These are the same as the Federal rules you learned in card EVID#092, with one additional method: Proposition 8, which we will discuss in its own card.
Related Concepts
How may a witness be <impeached>?
When attempting to impeach a witness, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to evidence of character for untruthfulness?
When attempting to impeach a witness, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to felony convictions?
When attempting to impeach a witness, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to misdemeanor convictions?
When attempting to impeach a witness, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to prior inconsistent statements?
When attempting to impeach a witness, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to specific instances of conduct and prior bad acts?
When attempting to impeach a witness in California, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to felony convictions?
When attempting to impeach a witness in California, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to misdemeanor convictions?
When attempting to impeach a witness in California, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to prior inconsistent statements?
When attempting to impeach a witness in California, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence related to specific instances of conduct and prior bad acts?
When attempting to impeach a witness in California, how do courts handle the admissibility of evidence under Proposition 8?
