People v. Wallace, 2022 IL App (4th) 210475 (October). Episode 968 (Duration 8:11)

Had the trial court conducted a Montgomery analysis to determine whether defendant’s 2003 felony cannabis conviction was admissible on the issue of his credibility, it could have easily determined that the conviction was not admissible for that purpose.

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People v. Knox, 2014 IL App (1st) 120349 (September).

Impeachment evidence prior conviction has to be within 10 years old to be admitted. What happens when the retrial is outside the 10 year window, but the first trial fell within the 10 years window? [Read more…]