What is the impact of a rule limiting the use of prior statements by a witness subject to cross-examination to their effect on his credibility?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Tavares, 512 F.2d 872 (9th Cir. 1975):
5 "The rule limiting the use of prior statements by a witness subject to cross-examination to their effect on his credibility has been described by eminent scholars and judges as 'pious fraud,' 'artificial,' 'basically misguided,' 'mere verbal ritual,' and an anachronism 'that still impede(s) our pursuit of the truth.' " United States v. De Sisto, 329 F.2d 929, 933 (2d Cir.), cert. denied 377 U.S. 979, 84 S.Ct. 1885, 12 L.Ed.2d 747 (1964).
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