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Article 6. Witnesses & Impeachment

 

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WITNESSES & IMPEACHMENT

 
 

COMPETENCY OF A WITNESS TO TESTIFY

 

  
6.01. COMPETENCY OF A WITNESS TO TESTIFY (CPLR 4512; 4513; CPL 60.20) docx
6.02. COMPETENCY OF PREVIOUSLY HYPNOTIZED WITNESS docx
6.02.3

COMPETENCY OF JUDGE AS WITNESS

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6.02.5 COMPETENCY OF JUROR AS WITNESS OR TO IMPEACH A VERDICT docx
6.02.7. 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
     
 

EXCLUSION OF A WITNESS OR DISRUPTIVE DEFENDANT

 

  
6.03. EXCLUSION OF WITNESS & BAN ON DISCUSSING TESTIMONY docx
6.03.1 EXCLUSION OF DISRUPTIVE DEFENDANT docx
     
 

PREREQUISITES TO WITNESS 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 A WITNESS: SCOPE, LIMITS, ETC.

 

  
6.06. SCOPE AND MANNER OF EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES docx
6.07. NON-EXPERT WITNESS LIMITED TO PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE docx
6.08. REFRESHING WITNESS RECOLLECTION docx
6.09. TESTIMONY OF AN ACCOMPLICE; CORROBORATION (CPL 60.22) docx
     
 

MISSING WITNESS

 

  
6.10. MISSING WITNESS, CONSEQUENCE docx
     
 

IMPEACHMENT OF A WITNESS

 

  
6.11.

IMPEACHMENT:

WHEN AUTHORIZED & PROVABLE BY EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE

 

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6.12. 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
6.17. 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
6.24. IMPEACHMENT BY SILENCE docx
     
6.25. IMPEACHMENT OF ALIBI docx
6.26. IMPEACHMENT OF EXPERT WITNESS docx
6.27. IMPEACHMENT OF HEARSAY DECLARANT docx
6.29. IMPEACHMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER docx