Judge RODRÍGUEZ (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.
N.J.R.E. 405(a) and 608 strictly prohibit the introduction of specific instances of misconduct that were not the subject of a criminal conviction for the sole purpose of impeaching a witness' credibility. In this criminal appeal, the conviction is challenged on the grounds that, over defendant's objection, the judge permitted the State to introduce evidence that defendant used false...
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