RULE ER 608
          EVIDENCE OF CHARACTER AND CONDUCT OF WITNESS


    (a) Reputation Evidence of Character. The credibility of a
witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of
reputation, but subject to the limitations: (1) the evidence may
refer only to character for truthfulness or untruthfulness, and
(2) evidence of truthful character is admissible only after the
character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by
reputation evidence or otherwise.

    (b) Specific Instances of Conduct. Specific instances of the
conduct of a witness, for the purpose of attacking or supporting
the witness' credibility, other than conviction of crime as
provided in rule 609, may not be proved by extrinsic evidence.
They may, however, in the discretion of the court, if probative
of truthfulness or untruthfulness, be inquired into on cross
examination of the witness (1) concerning the witness' character
for truthfulness or untruthfulness, or (2) concerning the
character for truthfulness or untruthfulness of another witness
as to which character the witness being cross-examined has testified.


[Amended effective September 1, 1992.]


             Comment 608

[Deleted effective September 1, 2006.]