Does a prosecutor violate the rule against eliciting otherwise irrelevant testimony on cross-examination merely for the purpose of contradicting it?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mayfield, 14 Cal.4th 668, 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 1, 928 P.2d 485 (Cal. 1997):
Defendant asserts that the prosecutor repeatedly violated the rule against eliciting otherwise irrelevant testimony on cross-examination merely for the purpose of contradicting it (People v. Lavergne, supra, 4 Cal.3d 735, 744, 94 Cal.Rptr. 405, 484 P.2d 77) by questioning defendant about the height, shape, construction, and appearance of a wall located behind the service station.
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