{"data":{"id":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-154","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"16 M.R.S. §154","heading":"Impeaching of own witness","body":"When a party either nominal or real or the husband or wife of a party is used as a witness by an adverse party, testimony may be introduced by such adverse party to contradict or discredit him.","path":["TITLE 16: COURT PROCEDURE -- EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1: WITNESSES","SUBCHAPTER 4: EXAMINATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/16/title16sec154.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"d3d56df7627e932926e08871ccc11515d6a4f61f544ce6305c0f9427c6d1429e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-153","next":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}