Federal Rules of Evidence - Rules 609(A) and 403 - Witnesses - Impeachment by Prior Criminal Conviction

Authors

Michael J. Heilman

Abstract

The Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has held that evidence of a prior criminal conviction can not be used to impeach the credibility of a plaintiff in a civil suit.

Tussel v. Witco Chemical Corp., 555 F. Supp. 979 (W.D. Pa. 1983).

First Page

535

Recommended Citation

Michael J. Heilman, Federal Rules of Evidence - Rules 609(A) and 403 - Witnesses - Impeachment by Prior Criminal Conviction, 22 Duq. L. Rev. 535 (1984).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol22/iss2/10