IEA Section 149 — Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds

Summary

No one should ask a witness a question that suggests something bad about their character unless the person asking has a good reason to believe that the bad thing is actually true. This rule applies to the kind of questions mentioned in section 148.

Official Text

No such question as is referred to in section 148 ought to be asked, unless the person asking it has reasonable grounds for thinking that the imputation which it conveys is well-founded.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BSA §152 — Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds