Johnson v. Latta

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• distinguishing between evidence used to attack a witness’s general credibility and evidence used to impeach specific testimony given by a witness
• explaining that Rule 608(b) “is directed at the use of [extrinsic evidence] to impeach a witness’s general credibility” and is not directed at the use of such evidence to impeach when a defendant gives “a knowingly false answer under oath” (quotation omitted)

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