CHRISTIAN MICHAEL ALEXANDER v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• finding that admission for impeachment purposes of prior conviction that had been set aside violated Mississippi Rule of Evidence 609(c)
• holding defendant was deprived of due process by use of convictions that were constitutionally invalid under Gideon to impeach his credibility during trial
• finding that admission for impeachment purposes of prior conviction that had been set aside violated Mississippi Rule of Evidence 609(c)
• writing for four members of Court, Justice Stewart was joined by Justice White, who concurred in result based on different reasoning, to form five member majority
• writing for four members of Court, Justice Stewart was joined by Justice White, who concurred in result based on different reasoning, to form five member majority
• \[The use of convictions constitutionally invalid under Gideon v. Wainwright to impeach a defendant's credibility deprives him of due process of law.\

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