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

handle is hein.journals/sujoriapv20 and id is 1 raw text is: 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.