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Title VII
EVIDENCE
Chapter 90
EVIDENCE CODE
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F.S. 90.608
90.608 Who may impeach.Any party, including the party calling the witness, may attack the credibility of a witness by:
(1) Introducing statements of the witness which are inconsistent with the witness’s present testimony.
(2) Showing that the witness is biased.
(3) Attacking the character of the witness in accordance with the provisions of s. 90.609 or s. 90.610.
(4) Showing a defect of capacity, ability, or opportunity in the witness to observe, remember, or recount the matters about which the witness testified.
(5) Proof by other witnesses that material facts are not as testified to by the witness being impeached.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 14, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 90-174; s. 488, ch. 95-147.

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Cases Citing Statute 90.608

Total Results: 20

Latrice Pla v. Ashley Rierson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: inconsistent with the witness’s present testimony.” § 90.608(1), Fla. Stat. “The admission or rejection of

ANDREW JAMES LYDECKER v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-04-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: " Thorne, 271 So. 3d at 184. Under section 90.608(2), Florida Statutes (2019), a party can attack

Marlin L. Joseph v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-02-09T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: being disrespectful. Pursuant to section 90.608, Florida Statutes (2017), “[a]ny party, including…inconsistent with the witness’s present testimony.” § 90.608(1), Fla. Stat. In order to impeach a witness with… So. 2d 259, 262 (Fla. 1997) (“In 1990, section 90.608 was amended to remove the necessity of showing … own witness had become adverse. . . . [Section 90.608] now permits a party to impeach its own witness

Jason Andrew Simpson v. State of Florida & Jason Andrew Simpson v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-01-12T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: attacked by showing that the witness is biased. § 90.608(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1981). A witness’ relationship

Brent A. Dodgen v. Kaitlyn P. Grijalva

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-10-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: witness’s credibility based on bias,” id. (citing § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2015)), the credibility of the

Brent A. Dodgen v. Kaitlyn P. Grijalva

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-10-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: witness’s credibility based on bias,” id. (citing § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2015)), the credibility of the

Steven Younkin v. Nathan Blackwelder

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-10-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: doctor’s credibility based on bias. See § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2016). Nevertheless, this appears

Dontae R. Morris v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-04-08T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 90.801, Fla. Stat. (2020) (defining hearsay); § 90.608, Fla. Stat. (2020) (providing for impeachment

DONALD LAMORE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-09-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: when offered for impeachment purposes); see also § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2009) ("Any party . . . may

Tina Lasonya Brown v. State of Florida & Tina Lasonya Brown v. Mark S. Inch, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-08-27T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: to impeach Lee through evidence of bias. See § 90.608(2). Specifically, Brown argues Lee’s husband, Darren… open the door were not as Lee testified, see § 90.608(5), we address the argument that trial counsel…admissible as impeachment evidence under section 90.608(1). Cf. Izquierdo v. State, 890 So. 2d 1263, 1265…explaining that impeachment material under section 90.608(1) does not …Specifically, it would be admissible under section 90.608(2) to impeach Lee concerning her motive to place

JUSTIN J. HAWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-07-22T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 561, 569 (Fla. 2004) (citations omitted). Section 90.608(1), Florida Statutes (2018), allows a party to …inconsistent with the witness’s present testimony.” § 90.608(1), 3 Fla

JAMES GENTRY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-07-22T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: prior inconsistent statements pursuant to section 90.608(1), Florida Statutes (2019). Second, based

Travis R. Brown v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-08-22T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: inconsistent with Perry’s trial testimony. See § 90.608, Fla. Stat. (“Any party . . . may attack the

Rivera v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 274 So. 3d 537

Snippet: attack a witness's credibility based on bias. § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2014) ("Any party, including

Rivera v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 274 So. 3d 537

Snippet: attack a witness's credibility based on bias. § 90.608(2), Fla. Stat. (2014) ("Any party, including

GEORGE GOMILLION v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: recount the events of the evening in question. See § 90.608(4), Fla. Stat. (2016); Edwards v. State, 548 So

Rodney Tyrone Lowe v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-10-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 259 So. 3d 23

Snippet: prior inconsistent statement pursuant to section 90.608, Florida Statutes (2008), the *44prior statement…of the witness' as contemplated by section 90.608." Id. at 383. Namely, the affidavit only included…defendant there could have introduced, under section 90.608, the affidavit of an unavailable (deceased) declarant

Robert Roy Macomber v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-08-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 254 So. 3d 1098

Snippet: used for impeachment); § 90.608(4) & (5), Fla. Stat. Under section 90.608, a party may attack the …particular material issue in this case.” Section 90.608, Florida Statutes, provides that Appellant can

George v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-07-05T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: unrelated to the defendant’s case. Section 90.608, Florida Statutes (2016), provides that “[a]ny

Vincent J. Klaus v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-01-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 236 So. 3d 483

Snippet: Jarrett’s body had not been burned. Section 90.608(5), Florida Statutes (2010), states that any party