Legal Opinion
State v. Busby
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1993No. CC 89-06-1596-C; CA A62705; SC S37685PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*294FADELEY, J.
Following a jury trial in which he did not testify, defendant was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree. He appeals, claiming that OEC 609 violates his constitutional rights to be heard in his own defense and to trial by an impartial jury. On defendant’s appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed from the bench. State v. Busby, 104 Or App 306, 799 P2d 1155 (1990).
The part of OEC 609 on which defendant bases his constitutional attack provides:
“(1) For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a crime shall be admitted…
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