What is the test for attacking credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, B261020 (Cal. App. 2016):
Section 788 provides: "For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, it may be shown by the examination of the witness or by the record of the judgment that he has been convicted of a felony." This statute is subject to section 352, which applies to all relevant evidence. (People v. Castro (1985) 38 Cal.3d 301, 306.) Section 352 provides: "The court in its discretion may exclude evidence if its probative value is
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