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A defendant was prosecuted for sexually abusing his 13-year-old stepdaughter. The stepdaughter testified to the defendant's conduct. On cross-examination, defense counsel asks the stepdaughter, «Isn't it true that shortly before you complained that your stepfather abused you, he punished you for maliciously ruining some of his phonograph records?»
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B is incorrect. The stepdaughter's misconduct is actually irrelevant to her character for veracity. Ruining phonograph records has nothing to do with the stepdaughter's character for truthfulness or her credibility.
C is incorrect. Although the incident had nothing to do with the stepdaughter's character for truthfulness, the question is still proper to show that the stepdaughter may have a bias against the defendant or a motive to lie.
D is incorrect. A witness's bias or motive to lie can be inquired into upon during cross-examination, even if the direct examination did not deal with the incident. Cross-examination into matters affecting the credibility of the witness is proper.