Video 5 Evidence Impeachment of Witnesses

[@eelenalangerr]

While watching your video I finally had the moment where things "clicked" and made sense - thank you! Your examples where you walk us through step by step really made a huge difference in clarifying the concepts!

[@johnwinters1518]

Why can’t the prosecutor offer evidence of the witnesses’ untruthful character? Isn’t that the purpose of impeachment by offering reputation or opinion testimony?

[@sduran0414]

Thank you! This really cleared up Impeachment of witnesses for me. Bar prep had me very confused!

[@michaelroman3957]

Great video!

[@ZGamesYouTube]

Thank you

[@charles489]

Under 608, good character of truthfulness can only be brought after being attacked. The video at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="304">5:04</a> shows A testifies on direct to the D's good character for truthfulness. Is this allowed?

[@montecraz2172]

Under Rule 404 (a) (2) (A), the defendant, in a criminal case, may introduce character evidence of the defendants own pertinent character trait. I am assuming that this is the reason that the evidence is being admitted, because you are correct that 608 (a) only allows evidence of a witness's character for truthfulness to be brought in only after their credibility for truthfulness has been attacked. If I am incorrect please correct me... preferably before 10 PM tomorrow night, because I have an evidence final coming up, lol.

[@charles489]

@@montecraz2172 You are absolutely correct! I figured this out couple weeks before my Evidence final, which I just took two days ago. If the prosecution charges D with fraud. 404a2A come in. Thank you.