Illinois Supreme Court· 3/31/1971

The People v. Montgomery

Citations

268 N.E.2d 695
47 Ill. 2d 510

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noting that the prejudicial effect of evidence of the defendant’s prior conviction was “unmistakable.”
adopting then- proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 609, limiting the use of prior convictions to impeach the credibility of a witness
adopting then-proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 609, limiting the use of prior convictions to impeach the credibility of a witness
adopting then-proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 609, limiting the use of prior convictions to impeach the credibility of a witness
adopting the 1971 proposed draft of Rule 609 of the Federal Rules of Evidence
prior conviction is not admissible for impeachment purposes when the conviction is at least 10 years old

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Judges: William J. Scott

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