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233: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 2)

233: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 2)

FromThe Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress


233: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 2)

FromThe Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In part one of our two-part series on the topic of Impeachment, we discussed discrediting a witness's character. Today, we're focusing on testimony impeachment – that is, discrediting a witness's testimony.  In this episode, we discuss: How opposing counsel might discredit a witness's character Evidence of prior inconsistent statements Questioning a witness's ability to observe, remember, or relate the facts being testified to Using hearsay to impeach declarants Analyzing two hypos involving impeachment Resources: "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2017 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/CBXFeb2017_Selected_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf) Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/) Podcast Episode 143: Listen and Learn – More Hearsay Exceptions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-143-listen-and-learn-more-hearsay-exceptions/) Podcast Episode 232: Listen and Learn – Impeachment (Part 1) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-232-listen-and-learn-impeachment-part-1/) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-233-listen-and-learn-impeachment-part-2/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Bar Exam Toolbox podcast helps bar takers pass with less stress and anxiety. Hosted by bar exam experts Lee Burgess and Alison Monahan, the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from how to learn and memorize all the law you need to know for the bar exam, to how to write a passing essay, to how to get bar exam accommodations. If you're struggling with the bar exam, or work with students who are, tune in for practical strategies for bar exam success!