Theus v. State

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• holding that the need to impeach credibility correspondingly increases as the importance of the witness’ credibility and testimony escalates
• holding that “second factor will favor admission if the past crime is recent and if the witness has demonstrated a propensity for running afoul of the law”
• holding that admission of prior crime similar to the one charged increases likelihood that jury will convict based on past pattern of behavior rather than on facts of charged offense
• holding that burden of proof is on party urging admission of prior conviction for impeachment
• holding that a witness may be impeached with otherwise inadmissible prior convictions if he conveys the impression that he has never committed a crime
• holding that the need to impeach credibility correspondingly increases as the importance of the witness' credibility and testimony escalates

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