§ 22.12 LEARNED TREATISE

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§ 22.12. LEARNED TREATISE

At common law, impeachment by means of a learned treatise was permitted when an expert testified. Unlike the common law, Rule 803(18) recognizes a hearsay exception for this type of impeachment.199


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[199] See infra § 33.16 (discussing learned treatise).

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