51 Ala. App. 387 - Lowery v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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1. “' "The general rule is that character, whether good or bad, can only be proved by general reputation and evidence of particular acts or conduct is inadmissible both on direct and cross-examination, though in the latter a greater latitude is allowed that in the former and, while a witness may sometimes on cross-examination be asked irrelevant questions to test his accuracy, veracity, or credibility, even on cross-examination the inquiry must be kept within bounds, and it is not permissible for the inquiry to extend to particular facts or to isolated facts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 523 So. 2d 469 - Hooper v. State

2. “it is permissible to ask the witness if he had not heard it reported in the community that the defendant had committed certain unworthy acts, naming them, but this even is not allowed for the purpose of affecting the character of the defendant, but is evidence affecting the credibility of the witness testifying to good character. [Citations omitted.] Such examination is also permitted for the purpose of either showing that the witness was mistaken in his estimate, or for shedding light on his estimate of such character.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 523 So. 2d 469 - Hooper v. State