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Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1980
Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1980
West Virginia Law Review
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Prosecutorial Discovery: An Overview, Harry G. Deitzler, Susan Klimas, Walt Auvil
Prosecutorial Discovery: An Overview, Harry G. Deitzler, Susan Klimas, Walt Auvil
West Virginia Law Review
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Commentary--The Federal Criminal Code Reform Act And New Sentencing Alternatives, Edward M. Kennedy
Commentary--The Federal Criminal Code Reform Act And New Sentencing Alternatives, Edward M. Kennedy
West Virginia Law Review
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Jury Instructions V. Jury Charges, J. Patrick Jones
Jury Instructions V. Jury Charges, J. Patrick Jones
West Virginia Law Review
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Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1979
Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1979
West Virginia Law Review
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Prior Crime Impeachment Of Criminal Defendants: A Constitutional Analysis Of Rule 609, Gene R. Nichol Jr.
Prior Crime Impeachment Of Criminal Defendants: A Constitutional Analysis Of Rule 609, Gene R. Nichol Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
The use of prior criminal convictions to impeach the credibility of a witness is an almost universally applied and time-honored tenet of our evidentiary jurisprudence. Past convictions may not be used substantively to demonstrate criminal propensity; i.e., the likelihood that an individual will engage in criminal conduct based upon his past activities. However any witness giving testimony in a court of law is deemed to have placed his credibility in issue. As a result, in almost all American jurisdictions, a witness' character for truth and veracity may be attacked by proof that he has been convicted of a crime. This …