What is the test for reviewing a pretrial ruling regarding the admissibility of impeachment evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. May, 233 Cal.Rptr. 344, 43 Cal.3d 436, 729 P.2d 778 (Cal. 1987):
1 I do concur with the majority to the extent it adopts the rule of Luce v. United States (1984) 469 U.S. 38, 105 S.Ct. 460, 83 L.Ed.2d 443, for determining the reviewability of pretrial rulings regarding the admissibility of impeachment evidence.
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