CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Witness Credibility Evidence
......Limited to Honesty & Veracity
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Only evidence of honesty or veracity or their opposites admissible to attack witness' credibility.

No abuse of discretion in excluding evidence that D's sister-in-law, who testified for the DA, had needed psychiatric care.

Harmless error, if any, to exclude evidence to show O's willingness to lie where evidence inconclusive and jurors could judge his credibility for themselves when he testified.

Fact that W aware of exculpatory nature of facts but failed to reveal it to authorities before trial is relevant to W's credibility and s/he may properly be impeached thereby.

Evidence of character traits to affect credibility of witness limited to traits of honesty, veracity or their opposites.

Evidence of witness' homosexuality inadmissible to prove credibility, since it is trait other than honesty and veracity.

Evidence of narcotics addiction inadmissible to impeach witness' credibility.