MRE 609

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Federal Rule of Evidence
gptkbp:appliesTo Witnesses
Civil cases
Criminal cases
gptkbp:authority gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Evidence
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1975
gptkbp:distinción Felonies
Crimes involving dishonesty or false statement
gptkbp:excludes Convictions that have been pardoned or annulled
Juvenile adjudications (with exceptions)
If probative value substantially outweighs prejudicial effect
gptkbp:fullName Federal Rule of Evidence 609
gptkbp:governs Admissibility of prior criminal convictions for impeachment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MRE 609
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:limitation Use of convictions older than 10 years
gptkbp:purpose Regulate use of prior convictions to attack witness credibility
gptkbp:referencedIn Federal court proceedings
gptkbp:relatedTo Witness credibility
gptkbp:subject Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Military_Rules_of_Evidence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7