Can a witness be impeached with any prior conduct involving moral turpitude?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, B281118 (Cal. App. 2018):

"A witness may be impeached with any prior conduct involving moral turpitude whether or not it resulted in a felony conviction, subject to the trial court's exercise of discretion under Evidence Code section 352. [Citations.]" (People v. Clark (2011) 52 Cal.4th 856, 931, fn. omitted.) "[T]he latitude section 352 allows for exclusion of impeachment evidence in individual cases

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