Requiem For a Rule of Evidence
In a time when witnesses are called for what they know or have observed, limited only by relevance and probative value, the voucher rule remains anachronism, an Appellate Division, Second Department justice writes.
October 06, 2024 at 09:30 AM
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Evidence"There is a need today for a critical examination of many of the rules of evidence, with a view to their reformation. …Among the antiquated rules which have been condemned by judges and lawyers is that which in general terms prevents a party from impeaching his own witnesses."
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