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During the trial of a personal injury case, the plaintiff calls a witness to testify that he saw the defendant spill a slippery substance in the roadway. Following the testimony of the witness, the defendant calls the witness's neighbor, who testifies that the witness has a poor reputation for truthfulness in the community. The plaintiff's attorney then cross-examines the neighbor, asking her, in good faith, if she committed the crime of false pretenses last year. Last year, the neighbor had in fact been charged with and convicted of the crime of false pretenses. The defendant's attorney objects to this question. Should the objection be sustained

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Answer: No

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False pretense refers to the false representation of the past or present facts with an intention to defraud people or fabricate the information. According to the given situation defendant's neighbor statement recording cannot be implemented for conviction because the being a witness she is convicted for false pretenses for herself claiming that the defendant is false pretense in order to attain injury by spilling the slippery substance on the roadway to get slipped on it and inflict self injuries.

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