Juan Romero v. Thomas J. Barkei

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• overruling case law that applied Martin’s four factors to- crimes that come within rule 5.609(a)(2) as this rule provides the district court no balancing discretion
• distinguishing admissibility rules between convictions within-rule 5.609(a)(1) and (2) in accord with the rule’s text
• warning convic tions of the same character pose a special risk of prejudice
• “[Prejudice occurs if the fact finder affords undue significance to a witness’s prior convictions.... ”
• “The plain language of rule 5.609(a)(2), however, leaves the district court no similar discretion. Rule 5.609(a)(2
• “[Pjrior convictions involving dishonesty or false statement are always sufficiently relevant to the truthfulness of the witness’s testimony that protections against jury misuse of the prior-conviction evidence is not necessary.”

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