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2015 California Code
Evidence Code - EVID
DIVISION 6 - WITNESSES
CHAPTER 6 - Credibility of Witnesses
ARTICLE 2 - Attacking or Supporting Credibility
Section 790.
CA Ev Code § 790 through (2015) Leg Sess What's This?
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 purpose of attacking his credibility.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
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