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State v. Burton

Citations

  • 676 P.2d 975
  • 101 Wash. 2d 1
  • 1984 Wash. LEXIS 1464

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  • holding that crimes of theft in general are inadmissible under ER 609(a)(2)
  • holding crimes of theft do not bear directly on a defendant's honesty
  • prior convictions for theft not admitted under ER 609(a)(2) for impeachment purposes as they do not have relevance to \the defendant's ability to tell the truth\

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Judges: Stafford, Brachtenbach, Dimmick, Rosellini

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