Donald v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
May 2002
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Simmons v. State · Terry v. State · Shaw v. State · Tackett v. State · Pacee v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) General Rule. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that he has been convicted of a crime shall be admitted but only if the crime (1) was punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one [1] year . . ., and the court determines that the probative value of admitting the evidence outweighs its prejudicial effect to a party or a witness, or (2) . . . (b) Time Limit. Evidence of a conviction under this rule is not admissible if a period of more than ten [10] years has elapsed since the date of the conviction or of the release of the witness from the confinement imposed for that conviction, whichever is the later date.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Thomas v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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