CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Witness Credibility Evidence
......Specific Instances of Conduct Restriction
.........Cases Admitting Evidence
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That the evidence of D's having firearms not used to commit a crime was not admissible to show D committed a criminal act did not prevent it from being admitted on issue of W's credibility.

DA may cross-examine defense character witness about acts inconsistent with witness's testimony as long as s/he has a good faith belief that such acts actually occurred.

Evidence of murdered mother's extreme fear of her son, previously not to be disclosed, admitted in rebuttal where D expressly opened door by testifying re their good relationship.

DA allowed to introduce evidence of principal witness' reliability as informant in past cases; Evid. Code §787 abrogated by Prop. 8.

When D offers evidence of specific acts affecting own credibility and good character, DA may impeach with evidence of relevant specific instances of D's conduct.

Specific prior act proper impeachment evidence.

Prop. 8 liberalized admissibility rules so that evidence of victim's prior acts of false rape accusations admissible re her credibility.