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Article 6. Witnesses & Impeachment


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

(Click on "Article 6 Rules" for a pdf document of all Article 6 rules;

Click on the name of the rule for an individual pdf document;

Click on "docx" for an individual Word document)

 

The rules are generally listed in alphabetical order.

 

 

ARTICLE 6 RULES

(Last update: December 2022)

For a list of updated rules, see Guide History

 

 

 

COMPETENCY OF WITNESS

 

 
6.01. COMPETENCY OF A WITNESS TO TESTIFY (CPLR 4512; 4513) docx
6.02. COMPETENCY OF PREVIOUSLY HYPNOTIZED WITNESS docx
6.02.1. INCOMPTENCY OF A WITNESS TO TESTIFY TO A TRANSACTION OR COMMUNICATION WITH A DECEASED OR PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (a/k/a: Dead Man's Statute (CPLR 4519) docx
6.02.3

INCOMPETENCY OF JUDGE AS WITNESS

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EXCLUSION OF WITNESS

 

 
6.03. EXCLUSION OF WITNESS & BAN ON DISCUSSING TESTIMONY docx
     
 

PREREQUISITES TO TESTIMONY

 

 
6.04. INTERPRETER FOR WITNESS OR PARTY docx
6.05. OATH OR AFFIRMATION TO TESTIFY (CPLR 2309; CPL 60.20[2]; Family Court Act 152[b] docx
     
 

TESTIMONY OF WITNESS

 

 
6.06. SCOPE AND MANNER OF EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES docx
6.07. NONEXPERT LIMITED TO PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE docx
6.09. REFRESHING WITNESS RECOLLECTION docx
6.10. TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICE; CORROBORATION (CPL 60.22) docx
     
 
MISSING WITNESS
 
6.10.1 MISSING WITNESS docx
     
 

IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS

 

 
6.11.

IMPEACHMENT:

WHEN AUTHORIZED & PROVABLE BY EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE

 

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6.12. IMPEACHMENT OF ALIBI docx
6.12.1 IMPEACHMENT BY BENEFIT TO WITNESS docx
6.13. IMPEACHMENT BY BIAS, HOSTILITY, INTEREST docx
6.14. IMPEACHMENT BY EVIDENCE IMPROPERLY OBTAINED docx
6.15. IMPEACHMENT BY INCONSISTENT STATEMENT (CPLR 4514; CPL 60.35) docx
6.16. IMPEACHMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER docx
6.17. IMPEACHMENT BY MISCONDUCT docx
6.19. IMPEACHMENT BY PRIOR CONVICTION docx
6.20. IMPEACHMENT BY RECENT FABRICATION docx
6.21. IMPEACHMENT BY RELIGIOUS BELIEF docx
6.23. IMPEACHMENT BY REPUTATION docx
6.25 IMPEACHMENT BY SILENCE docx