State v. Clark
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of assault in the first degree. On appeal, Defendant claimed, inter alia, that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of four of Defendant's prior felony convictions to impeach his credibility because the four felonies at issue were more than ten years old and “did not bear directly on his veracity.” The Appellate Court agreed with Defendant but concluded that the impropriety was harmless. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the Appellate Court properly determined that the admission of Defendant’s record of prior convictions constituted harmless error.
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