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James v. State

Citations

  • 274 Ark. 162
  • 622 S.W.2d 669
  • 1981 Ark. LEXIS 1434

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  • holding that the defendant’s prior convictions for grand larceny, theft, and forgery were all crimes involving dishonesty and therefore admissible under Rule 609 without weighing the prejudicial effect
  • holding that a prior conviction for theft involved dishonesty pursuant to Rule 609 and that there was no requirement that the trial court weigh and consider the prejudicial effect
  • stating that prior convictions for theft, grand larceny, and forgery all involved dishonesty
  • stating that prior convictions for theft, grand larceny, and forgery all involved dishonesty
  • grand larceny and theft are crimes involving dishonesty
  • grand larceny and theft are crimes involving dishonesty

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Judges: Hickman

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