State v. Belote

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• holding that drug offenses are inadmissible under K.S.A. 60-421 because they \per se do not involve dishonesty or false statement in their commission\
• \Treating drug addiction as a trait of character as we think it must be . . . evidence of the same is inadmissible.\
• evidence of drug use may be admissible for impeachment where witness was under the influence of drugs at the time of tire events or the witness’ mind, memory or powers of observation were affected by the habit

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