Can a criminal conviction for assault be used as evidence to attack witness credibility?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Currie v. Superior Court, 230 Cal.App.3d 83, 281 Cal.Rptr. 250 (Cal. App. 1991):
[230 Cal.App.3d 97] Evidence Code sections 786, 10 787, 11 and 788 12 prohibit evidence of specific instances of conduct, except a felony conviction, to attack witness credibility. (People v. Martin (1983) 150 Cal.App.3d 148, 160, 197 Cal.Rptr. 655.)
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