The Use of Immigration Status in Cross-Examination of Witnesses: Scope, Limits, Objections

Mason, Caleb E.

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The Use of Immigration Status in Cross-Examination of Witnesses: Scope, Limits, Objections

Caleb E. Mason

Miller Barondess, LLP

December 10, 2010

American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010

Abstract:
Federal immigration reform and state immigration laws have claimed a prominent place in the current political conversation. Here, Professor Mason outlines the use of illegal immigration status in the impeachment of witnesses with an emphasis on the pretrial discovery process.

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Keywords: trial practice, discovery, immigration, impeachment, aliens

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Date posted: July 29, 2011

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Mason, Caleb E., The Use of Immigration Status in Cross-Examination of Witnesses: Scope, Limits, Objections (December 10, 2010). American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1896704

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