Impeaching Own Witness?
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@Orange Tabby
Briefly, nope. Why? ID Rule of Evidence 607* is same as Fed rule 607:**
"Any party, including the party that called the witness, may attack the witness’s credibility."
Not so briefly. Why? This explanation re fed rule:
"Notes of Advisory Committee on Proposed Rules
"The traditional rule against impeaching one's own witness is abandoned as based on false premises. A party does not hold out his witnesses as worthy of belief, since he rarely has a free choice in selecting them. Denial of the right leaves the party at the mercy of the witness and the adversary. If the impeachment is by a prior statement, it is free from hearsay dangers and is excluded from the category of hearsay under Rule 801(d)(1)...."
" The substantial inroads into the old rule made over the years by decisions, rules, and statutes are evidence of doubts as to its basic soundness and workability...."
www.law.cornell.edu
Hope this helps.
ETA:
@wary
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*" Idaho Rules of Evidence Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness.
"Any party, including the party that called the witness, may attack the witness’s credibility."
isc.idaho.gov
** "Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness
"Any party, including the party that called the witness, may attack the witness’s credibility."
www.law.cornell.edu
The Federal Rules of Evidence are a set of rules that govern the introduction of evidence at civil and criminal trials in US Federal Courts.
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