Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1642 (2026)
Impeachment of own witness
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Subchapter 003 : EXAMINATION
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1642)-
§ 1642. Impeachment of own witness
When, in the opinion of the court, a witness produced by a party is adverse, such party, by leave of court, may prove that such witness has made statements inconsistent with his or her testimony. Before such proof is given, the attention of the witness shall be called to the occasion of such supposed statements and he or she be asked whether or not he or she has made the same.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1982–2016 · leading case: State v. Shawn Kelley, 2016 VT 58, 148 A.3d 191.
State v. Shawn Kelley, 2016 VT 58, 148 A.3d 191. “Similarly, although 12 V.S.A. § 1642 explicitly allows impeachment of one’s own witness, we have interpreted this statute sparingly.”
State v. Gates, 451 A.2d 1084 (Vt. 1982). “See also 12 V.S.A. § 1642 (conferring more limited right to impeach one's own witness).”
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