Cross-examination questioning may test credibility despite self-incrimination, but excludes sexual-history evidence to establish consent in specified prosecutions. Cross-examination permits questions testing a witness's veracity, establishing identity and social position, or impairing credibility, even where answers ... Summary
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Cross-examination questioning may test credibility despite self-incrimination, but excludes sexual-history evidence to establish consent in specified prosecutions.
Cross-examination permits questions testing a witness's veracity, establishing identity and social position, or impairing credibility, even where answers may incriminate the witness or expose the witness to a penalty or forfeiture. In specified rape prosecutions involving consent, the victim's general immoral character or prior sexual experience cannot be used in cross-examination or evidence to prove consent or its nature.
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