CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Method of Exam: Cross-Exam
......Expert Witnesses
.........Credibility Attacks
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No error in refusing to admit all of the tape of D's remorseful confession to impeach DA's expert, whose testimony D was rational was meant to rebut evidence D was delusional and suffering from a brief psychotic break when he shot Vs.

5th Amend. did not preclude DA from impeaching defense expert with evidence on which he based his opinion, including hospital records and reports of court-appointed competency experts.

Mistrial required where defense attorney, whose firm also represented P's expert, engaged in egregious and shocking breach of her duty of loyalty to E in trying to destroy his professional reputation in cross-exam.

Permissible attacks on credibility of expert witnesses.