Although a conviction is generally inadmissible to impeach a witness if more than ten years have elapsed since the later of (i) the date of a witness's conviction or (ii) the witness's release of from imprisonment for that conviction, a trial court court can admit such an "old" conviction if the trial court finds that admission of the conviction is in the interests of justice and that specific facts and circumstances show that the probative value of the conviction substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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