CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Method of Exam: Cross-Exam
......Bias or Improper Motive
.........Bias or Prejudice
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Impeachment for bias permitted under FRE; bias defined.

Evidence that W and D were not merely friends and employer-employee was relevant to W's credibility and to reliability of employment records used to establish partial alibi.

Liberal cross-exam, including examination on collateral matters, should be permitted where designed to show actual bias or prejudice.

Cases discussing various aspects of exploring witness's bias or prejudice on cross-examination.