§6.31 Excluding Felonies for Unfair Prejudice

Authors

Christopher B. Mueller, University of Colorado Law School
Laird Kirkpatrick, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
Liesa Richter, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This article addresses the scope of impeachment under 609(a)(1) which allows impeachment of witnesses by prior felony convictions subject to a balancing test. It discusses the different standards of balancing for ordinary witnesses as compared to criminal defendants and the factors that should be considered in such balancing.

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-70; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-70

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3277064

Recommended Citation

Mueller, Christopher B. and Kirkpatrick, Laird C. and Richter, Liesa, §6.31 Excluding Felonies for Unfair Prejudice (2018). C. Mueller, L. Kirkpatrick, & L. Richter, Evidence §6.31 (6th ed. Wolters Kluwer 2018); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-70; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-70. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3277064