What is the test for attacking credibility of a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Jacobs, 78 Cal.App.4th 1444, 93 Cal.Rptr.2d 783 (Cal. App. 2000):
3. 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 . . . ." Only felonies which involve "moral turpitude" may be used for that purpose. (People v. Castro (1985) 38 Cal.3d 301, 313-317.)
3. 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 . . . ." Only felonies which involve "moral turpitude" may be used for that purpose. (People v. Castro (1985) 38 Cal.3d 301, 313-317.)
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