What is the current state of the law on impeachments?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, D076774 (Cal. App. 2020):
4. Lent's subsidiary holding concerning using misdemeanors for impeachment was superseded by statute. (See People v. Moran (2016) 1 Cal.5th 398, 403, fn. 6.)
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