Opinion ID: 1097725
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: good character evidence

Text: Trammell attempted to introduce testimony at the proceeding regarding his reputation for truth and veracity. The appellee made a timely objection to such testimony and the Disciplinary Board sustained the objection. Trammell, before actually testifying himself, attempted to offer evidence about his reputation for truth and veracity. Testimony which bolsters a party's reputation for truth and veracity is inadmissible unless that party's credibility has been impeached. McPhearson v. State, 271 Ala. 533, 125 So.2d 709 (1961); Gissendaner v. State, 54 Ala.App. 535, 310 So.2d 255, appeal after remand 338 So.2d 1025 (Ala.Cr.App.1975). Since no opportunity to impeach Trammell had yet arisen when he attempted to bolster his reputation, the Disciplinary Board correctly sustained the objection on this issue.