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People v. Collins

Citations

  • 722 P.2d 173
  • 42 Cal. 3d 378
  • 228 Cal. Rptr. 899
  • 1986 Cal. LEXIS 228

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  • refusing to apply rule announced in Collins — that to preserve claim based on denial of a motion to exclude a prior conviction offered for impeachment the defendant must testify — to Collins because existing case law had said that a defendant need not testify to preserve such a claim
  • felony convictions admissible with limited exceptions

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Judges: Mosk, Lucas, Grodin, Broussard

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