A person shall not be incompetent as a witness in any court, matter, or proceeding
by reason of the person’s conviction of a crime. The conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude within 15 years shall be the only crime admissible in evidence given
to affect the credibility of a witness. (Amended 1959, No. 250, eff. June 10, 1959; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4f.)
State v. Gardner, 433 A.2d 249 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 16דThe defendant made a motion in limine to prevent the State from using the defendant's prior convictions for impeachment if he chose to testify on his own behalf. The defendant specifically requested the exclusion of a previous conviction for breaking and entering in the…”
State v. Foy, 475 A.2d 219 (Vt. 1984). · cites it 11דThe State argued that all four were crimes of moral turpitude under 12 V.S.A. § 1608, and proposed to use them to impeach the defendant at trial.”
State v. Jarrett, 465 A.2d 238 (Vt. 1983). · cites it 8ד12 V.S.A. § 1608. Ruled admissible, however, were convictions for a 1973 grand larceny (of food and drink from a restaurant), the 1977 forgery of a $46.”
State v. Covell, 503 A.2d 542 (Vt. 1985). · cites it 5ד2d 249 , *340 251 (1981); 12 V.S.A. § 1608; V.R.E. 609. In this case, the court properly excluded some of the complainant’s prior convictions because they were not for crimes involving moral turpitude, and others because they were more than 15 years old.”
State v. McAboy, 236 S.E.2d 431 (W. Va. 1977). · cites it 2ד050 (Vernon); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 25-1211; N.J.Stat.”
Fuselier v. State, 702 So. 2d 388 (Miss. 1997). “§ 9-104 (a person convicted of perjury may not testify); Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 12, § 1608 (a person shall not be incompetent as a witness in any court, matter or proceeding by reason of his conviction of a crime other than perjury, subornation of perjury, or endeavoring to incite…”
State v. Savo, 446 A.2d 786 (Vt. 1982). · cites it 2דHis position was that absent conclusive case law in Vermont, 12 V.S.A. § 1608 should be read to give Vermont courts this same discretionary power, and that a proper exercise of that discretion in his case would require exclusion of the criminal record.”
Pond v. Carter, 229 A.2d 248 (Vt. 1967). · cites it 3דThe following is the conclusion of what took place at that time: “THE COURT: Well, we note in the statutes 12 V.S.A. §1608 was amended in 1959 and apparently it only amended as to provide that the conviction must have been within the past 15 years.”
State v. Miner, 258 A.2d 815 (Vt. 1969). · cites it 2ד” Up to this point the requirements of 12 V.S.A. § 1608, governing evidence affecting credibility, had not been complied with.”
State v. Santiago, 492 P.2d 657 (Haw. 1971). “7, § 434 (1960); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1608 (Supp. 1971).”
State v. Manning, 392 A.2d 409 (Vt. 1978). · cites it 2דBoth parties agree that the conviction was introduced for the limited purpose of impeaching the defendant’s credibility and that the question of admissibility is controlled by 12 V.S.A. § 1608 which provides in pertinent part as follows: The conviction of a crime involving moral…”
State v. Boucher, 478 A.2d 218 (Vt. 1984). · cites it 2ד12 V.S.A. § 1608. See also V.R.E. 609 (same standard, but adopted subsequent to trial herein).”
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