BARROW, Judge.
In this appeal of a jury conviction for second degree murder, we hold that one may not attempt to impeach a witness by asking about the witness's alleged misconduct without having a reasonable belief that the allegations of misconduct are true. Therefore, the trial court erred in permitting the prosecutor to ask a defense witness if he had threatened the Commonwealth's witness without determining whether the question was based on a reasonable belief...
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