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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. Witnesses
§19-14-9 (Rule 608(a)) Opinion or reputation on character of witness.


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19-14-9. (Rule 608(a)) Opinion or reputation on character of witness. The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of opinion or reputation, but subject to these limitations:

(1) The evidence may refer only to character for truthfulness or untruthfulness; and

(2) Evidence of truthful character is admissible only after the character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by opinion or reputation evidence or otherwise.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 608 (a).

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