Assignment task:
Sam Slacker testified that Davis ran a red light before she ran into Bird-Pollen's car. Assume that on cross-examination, Davis's lawyer asked Sam if he was drunk when he witnessed the accident. Sam responded, "No, I have never been drunk in my life." Davis's lawyer then sought to prove by a mutual friend (F) of Sam and Davis that Sam was drunk at an SBA New Year's Eve party two years ago. Which of the following would a trial judge rule? A. F's testimony is admissible to show that Sam's recollection of recent events is imperfect. B. F's testimony is admissible to show that Sam's character for truthfulness is bad. C. inadmissible because a witness cannot be impeached by prof of specific acts of misconduct. D. Inadmissible because the impeachment is on a collateral matter.