extrinsic evidence

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Character Evidence Outline

This section discusses the admissibility of character evidence.

Keywords: Rule 404, Rule 405, Rule 404(a), Rule 404(b), Rule 607, Rule 608, Rule 609, propensity, habit, extrinsic evidence, pertinent trait, law abidingness

Impeachment

This section discusses impeachment.Impeachment refers to all methods of undermining a witness’s credibility so that the jury gives less weight to the witness’s testimony.

Keywords: prior inconsistent statement, bias, extrinsic evidence, specific contradiction, defendant’s silence, subterfuge, cross-examination