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Cal. Evid. Code § 790
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§ 790 [Good Character Evidence to Support Witness Credibility]
Division 6: Witnesses | Chapter 6: Credibility of Witnesses | Article 2: Attacking or Supporting Credibility
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Rule Text
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 purpose of attacking his credibility.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.