Q14823 / key B
Witness Truthfulness: Bias vs. Specific Acts
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Open case study ->▌ WITNESS ATTACK CLASSIFICATION
Truthfulness
Classify whether the attack is character for truthfulness, contradiction, bias, or capacity.
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Q14836 / key A
Witness Truthfulness: Extrinsic Evidence Bar
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Open case study ->Q14848 / key D
Witness Truthfulness: Specific Dishonest Acts on Cross
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Open case study ->Q14844 / key B
Witness Truthfulness: Cross vs. Extrinsic Proof
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Open case study ->Q22232 / key B
Witness Truthfulness: Religion Is Not a Credibility Lever
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Gold Key / Q14823
GK-EVIDENCE-WITNESS-SPECIFIC-ACT-01
Extrinsic evidence of a witness's specific acts is not admissible to attack or support the witness's character for truthfulness.
Gold Key / Q14823
GK-EVIDENCE-BIAS-MOTIVE-EXTRINSIC-01
Bias, motive, or interest to testify in a particular way is separate from character for truthfulness; extrinsic evidence of bias is admissible.
Gold Key / Q14823
GK-EVIDENCE-WITNESS-REPUTATION-01
A witness's credibility may be attacked by reputation or opinion testimony about the witness's character for truthfulness.
Silver Key / Q14823
SK-EVIDENCE-OPENED-DOOR-01
When a defendant opens the character door by opinion testimony, the prosecution may rebut with reputation evidence of the opposite pertinent trait.
Proof drill / Q14823
Specific Act Bar
A witness is excused. The prosecution offers a former co-worker to prove the witness falsified inventory counts eighteen months ago. Is that admissible to attack truthfulness?
No. It is extrinsic evidence of a specific act offered to attack character for truthfulness, so FRE 608(b) bars it.
Proof drill / Q14836
Spot the Separate Witness
Cross asks a witness about a specific prior false statement, then calls a separate witness to prove it. Admissible under FRE 608(b)?
No. FRE 608(b) bars extrinsic evidence of specific instances for truthfulness; cross-examination inquiry is the only door.
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01 Presentation of Evidence
02 Witnesses
03 Truthfulness
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What this page must catch
Overusing FRE 608(b) when the actual attack is not truthfulness.
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