What is the test for cross-examination of a character witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gutierrez, B256151 (Cal. App. 2015):
young child, she sometimes had problems. Defendant contends that the evidence was admissible, because it is generally considered proper cross-examination of a character witness to inquire, in good faith, whether the witness has heard of specific misconduct of the defendant inconsistent with the trait of character testified to on direct. (See People v. Marsh (1962) 58 Cal.2d 732, 745.)
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