Is a criminal record of moral turpitude in a criminal case admissible to impeach a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Serna, B283622 (Cal. App. 2018):
["[N]onfelony conduct involving moral turpitude should be admissible to impeach a criminal witness."].) However, "only documentation of past officer misconduct which is similar to the misconduct alleged by defendant in the pending litigation is relevant and therefore subject to discovery." (California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 1010, 1021 (California Highway Patrol).) Serna did not make that showing here.
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