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In a federal securities-fraud trial, the company's former bookkeeper, Lane, testifies for the government that Defendant directed her to enter false revenue. Defendant wants to attack Lane's credibility.
Defendant proposes to call two former coworkers who will testify that Lane has a reputation in the accounting department for dishonesty and that, in their opinion, Lane is untruthful. Defendant also wants to ask Lane on cross-examination whether she falsified mileage reports at a prior job and whether she lied on a bank loan application. Lane denies both. Defendant then offers the mileage reports, the bank application, and testimony from a bank employee to prove the lies. The government responds by offering Lane's supervisor to testify that Lane is an honest person.
How should the court rule on these impeachment and rehabilitation offers? Discuss reputation and opinion evidence, cross-examination into specific instances, extrinsic proof, and truthful-character rehabilitation.