§ Sec. 787. Specific instances of conduct

§ 787. Specific instances of conduct

 

Subject to Section 788, evidence of specific instances of his conduct relevant only as tending to prove a trait of his character is inadmissible to attack or support the credibility of a witness.

 

APPLICATION

 

Application in criminal proceedings, see California Constitution, Art. I, § 28; Evidence Code § 452.5; People v. Wheeler (1992), 4 Cal.4th 284, 14 Cal.Rptr.2d 418; and People v. Harris (1989) 255 Cal.Rptr. 352, 47 Cal.3d 1047, 767 P.2d 619, rehearing denied and modified.