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20 Suffolk J. Trial & App. Advoc. 1 (2015)

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          LOSE THE BATTLE, WIN THE WAR:
        THE USE, DANGERS, AND PROBLEMS
    SURROUNDING RULES 806 AND 608(B), AND
               HOW THEY CAN BE FIXED.

                 LT Gregory J Gianoni, JAGC, USN*


TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION: SEE THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES ........................................ 2
II. WHAT You DON'T KNOW, CAN HURT YOU ..................................................... 4
      A . What You  Need  To  Know  .....................................................................  4
           1. The testimony Zamboni     clearing the mud ................................. 4
           2. Impeachment is not very peachy ................................................... 4
           3. Here, say  anything  you  want ........................................................  5
           4. The  w orkings  of  806  .....................................................................  5
      B. Why You Need To Know It ...................................................................  8
III. IF YOU DON'T USE IT, YOU CAN'T ABUSE IT ................................................. 9
      A. The Black  Pearl:  Rare Beauty   ............................................................  9
      B . A   P earl  of   W isdom   .................................................................................. 11
IV. THE RESULTING SPLIT  OF  AUTHORITY   .............................................................. 11
      A . United  States  v. Friedm an  (1988)  ........................................................... 11
      B. United States v. White  (1997)  ...........................................................  13
      C. United States v. Saada  (2000)  ............................................................  15
      D . Synthesize  the  Splitting  Sides  ............................................................  17
V. PROVING THE WRONG APPROACH .................................................................. 18
      A . The  Legislative  Intent  ......................................................................... 18
      B . The  Legislative  Loophole  ........................................................................ 19
V I. PRESERVE  IM PEACHMENT    ............................................................................... 20
      A. The Hidden Credibility  Trick ............................................................  21
      B . B e  There  O r  B e  Square  ........................................................................... 22
VII. CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES Do NOT AFFECT THE STANDARD ...................... 24
      A . B ackground  ...................................................................................... . .   25


* The positions and opinions stated in this article are those of the author and do not represent the
views of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, or the United States Navy.
Lieutenant Gregory J. Gianoni is an active duty Navy judge advocate presently serving at the
Region Legal Service Office, Mid-Atlantic. He received his J.D. from California Western School
of Law and his B.S. from Bentley University.

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