Impeachment under 608

Character for truthfulness

& past acts

ON DRECT EXAMINATION

Impeachment by opinion or
reputation
608(a)
Is this being offered to
attack the d-bags cred with
proof of
UNTRUTHFULNESS?

NO: you can only offer

reputation/opinion
evidence that goes to
UNtruthfulness on direct
examination. Evidence
of truthfulness is on
CROSS only.

EXCEPTION: if the witness

is also in a criminal case
he can talk about his own
charatcer for truthfulness
but must risk being cross
and looking like a guilty
mother fucker.

ON CROSS EXAMINATION

Are you trying to use

specific past acts to
impeach or bolster your
witness?
608(b)

YES: Is this ok so ATTACK

THE SHIT OUT OF THAT
STUPID WITNESS!

REMEMBER no extrinsic
evidence is allowed here

YES: well you're

stupid because you
can only do that on
cross.

NO: you are not

stupid.

Impeachment by opinion or
reputation for
TRUTHFULNESS
608(a)

YES: Has your witness

already been attacked?

YES: ok so you better rehab

them & restore their
credibility.

NO: ok, Impeachment by

opinion or reputation for
UNTRUTHFULNESS
608(a)

Impeachment by past acts

608(b)

YES: are your questions

probative of truthfulness
or untruthfulness of the
witness or another witness
whose charater witness is
on cross?

do you need extrinsic

evidence?
Welp, too bad bc you cant
have any.

If you feel like a ho is telling

lies ask again but dont
harass or 611 will fuck your
shit up.

NO: Can't use this

on direct or prior to
attack!