§ 790 Witness Character Evidence Limits

• •You can't talk about how good someone is just to make them seem more believable.
• •If someone says bad things about a person to make them seem untrustworthy, then you can talk about the good things about that person.
• •This rule is about what you can and can't say in court about a person's character.

Imagine your friend is in court because someone said they stole a bike.

You can't just say 'My friend is a good person' to make the court believe them. But if the other side says 'Your friend is a liar,' then you can say 'No, my friend always tells the truth.'