Is a defendant permitted to inquire without limitation into a witness's credibility?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Labastida, E047677 (Cal. App. 3/12/2010), E047677. (Cal. App. 2010):
Here, the court did not abuse its discretion. It was not required to permit defendant to inquire without limitation into matters which were already before the jury. Defendant cannot show that the additional inquiries would have resulted in a significantly different impression of the witness's credibility, inasmuch as the same matters had already been elicited. (People v. Brown, supra, 31 Cal.4th at pp. 545-546.)
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