Chapter 6: Credibility of Witnesses | Article 2: Attacking or Supporting Credibility

§ 785 The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by any party, including the party calling him. § 786 Evidence of traits of his character other than honesty or veracity, or their opposites, is inadmissible to attack or support the credibility of a witn… § 787 Subject to Section 788, evidence of specific instances of his conduct relevant only as tending to prove a trait of his character is inadmissible to at… § 788 For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, it may be shown by the examination of the witness or by the record of the judgment that he … § 789 Evidence of his religious belief or lack thereof is inadmissible to attack or support the credibility of a witness. § 790 Evidence of the good character of a witness is inadmissible to support his credibility unless evidence of his bad character has been admitted for the … § 791 Evidence of a statement previously made by a witness that is consistent with his testimony at the hearing is inadmissible to support his credibility u… § 980 Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided in this article, a spouse (or his or her guardian or conservator when he or she has a guardian… § 981 There is no privilege under this article if the communication was made, in whole or in part, to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a cri… § 982 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding to commit either spouse or otherwise place him or his property, or both, under the control of… § 983 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding brought by or on behalf of either spouse to establish his competence. § 984 There is no privilege under this article in: (a) A proceeding brought by or on behalf of one spouse against the other spouse. § 985 There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with: (a) A crime committed at any time against the p… § 986 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding under the Juvenile Court Law, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of Division 2… § 987 There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which the communication is offered in evidence by a defendant who is one of the s… § 1270 As used in this article, “a business” includes every kind of business, governmental activity, profession, occupation, calling, or operation of institu… § 1271 Evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the act, cond… § 1272 Evidence of the absence from the records of a business of a record of an asserted act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rul…