Only Dishonesty Crimes Impeach
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 2 active questions. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
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Example wrong choices
20348_vineyard-fence-witness · EVIDENCE · Choice Aaggravated assault only.
Why it's attractive
'only' excludes a conviction that has its own admissibility door.
Why it's wrong
'only' excludes a conviction that has its own admissibility door.
20348_vineyard-fence-witness · EVIDENCE · Choice Cneither crime.
Why it's attractive
denies the premise the rest of the array is built on.
Why it's wrong
denies the premise the rest of the array is built on.
20348_vineyard-fence-witness · EVIDENCE · Choice Dknowingly making false statements in the produce-vendor permit application only.
Why it's attractive
myth that 'only' dishonesty crimes impeach; excludes the admissible felony.
Why it's wrong
myth that 'only' dishonesty crimes impeach; excludes the admissible felony.
22153_bookstore_van_impeachment · EVIDENCE · Choice AKnowingly making false statements in an application for a city vendor license only.
Why it's attractive
It uses the cleanest credibility route and leaves out the felony route.
Why it's wrong
It uses the cleanest credibility route and leaves out the felony route.
22153_bookstore_van_impeachment · EVIDENCE · Choice BNeither crime.
Why it's attractive
It ignores that the convictions are offered to impeach the witness.
Why it's wrong
It ignores that the convictions are offered to impeach the witness.
22153_bookstore_van_impeachment · EVIDENCE · Choice CAggravated assault only.
Why it's attractive
It sees the felony door and leaves out the false-statement door.
Why it's wrong
It sees the felony door and leaves out the false-statement door.
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