Episode description
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In part one of our two-part series on the topic of Impeachment, we discussed discrediting a witness's character. Today, we're focusing on testimony impeachment – that is, discrediting a witness's testimony.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How opposing counsel might discredit a witness's character
- Evidence of prior inconsistent statements
- Questioning a witness's ability to observe, remember, or relate the facts being testified to
- Using hearsay to impeach declarants
- Analyzing two hypos involving impeachment
Resources:
- "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2017 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/CBXFeb2017_Selected_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
- Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
- Podcast Episode 143: Listen and Learn – More Hearsay Exceptions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-143-listen-and-learn-more-hearsay-exceptions/)
- Podcast Episode 232: Listen and Learn – Impeachment (Part 1) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-232-listen-and-learn-impeachment-part-1/)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-233-listen-and-learn-impeachment-part-2/)
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