PRETRIAL                                                                               CALCRIM 105

Give any of the final three bracketed paragraphs if relevant based on the evidence.

AUTHORITY

·            Factors. Evid. Code, § 780; People v. Rincon-Pineda (1975) 14 Cal.3d 864, 883–884 [123 Cal.Rptr. 119, 538 P.2d 247].

·            Proof of Character by Negative Evidence. People v. Adams (1902) 137 Cal. 580, 582 [70 P. 662].

·            Inconsistencies. Dodds v. Stellar (1946) 77 Cal.App.2d 411, 426 [175 P.2d 607].

·            Witness Who Lies. People v. Murillo (1996) 47 Cal.App.4th 1104, 1107 [55 Cal.Rptr.2d 21]; People v. Reyes (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 957, 965 [240 Cal.Rptr. 752]; People v. Johnson (1986) 190 Cal.App.3d 187, 192–194 [237 Cal.Rptr. 479].

Secondary Sources

5 Witkin & Epstein, California Criminal Law (3d ed. 2000), § 642.

4 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 85, Submission to Jury and Verdict, §§ 85.02[2][b], [c], 85.03[2][b] (Matthew
Bender).

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