Impeachment for All Practice Areas
Presented by the Palm Beach County Bar Association ’ s Criminal Law Committee
Wednesday , September 11th , 2024 11:45 a . m . - 1:30 p . m .
Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 N . Dixie Hwy , Ceremonial Courtroom West Palm Beach , FL 33401
1 . Resources a . b .
Statutes Case Law c . Ehrhardt ’ s Evidence – §§ 608.4 and 614.1 2 . Hearsay v . Impeachment 3 . What is Impeachment
4 . Why would we want to impeach with a prior inconsistent statement
5 . Why do we impeach with a prior inconsistent Statement 6 . What is an inconsistent Statement 7 . Why would we want to impeach a witness 8 . How do we decide IF and HOW we should impeach a witness 9 . Impeachment anticipation and preparation 10 . What are the rules 11 . How do you do it – Three C ’ s – commit , credit , confront a .
Committing – identify in-court testimony you intend to impeach .
12 . Proving the prior inconsistent statement with extrinsic evidence
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This course has been approved by the Florida Bar for 2.0 General Credits including 0.5 Technology Credit . Certification Credits include 2.0 Criminal Trial Law , 2.0 Criminal Appellate Law , 2.0 Civil Trial , and 2.0 State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice Law . Cost : $ 65 for Regular PBCBA Members , $ 20 for PBCBA Government Members , and $ 105 for Non-PBCBA Members . Judges are complimentary . Register online @ palmbeachbar . org . or mail your check to Palm Beach Bar , P . O . 17726 , West Palm Beach , FL 33416