United States v. Annie Ruth Bovain, Willie Alfred Brown, Dean Rickett, William Laselle Thornton, Charles Finch, William Clyde Perkins, Alvin R. Heath

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• “Because [a non-testifying defendant] is a hearsay declarant, his testimony may be treated like that of a witness (Rule 806), and as a witness, he can be impeached (Rules 608, 609). Therefore, the . . . prior convictions were admissible for impeachment purposes (Rule 609).”

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