Topic: the nature of the crime, the time of the conviction, the si… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Joseph R. Jackson.

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1 United States v. Joseph R. Jackson Anchor
cadc · 1980
green “the nature of the crime, the time of the conviction, the similarity of the past crime to the charged crime, the importance of the defendant's testimony, and the degree to which the defendant's credibility is central to the case.” 9
2 Morris W. Gordon v. United States
cadc · 1967
green “those convictions which are for the same crime should be admitted sparingly.” 4
3 State v. Goney
ohioctapp · 1993
green “if he did it before, he probably did it this time.” 4

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