City of St. Paul v. DiBucci

229 N.W.2d 507 (1975)

CITY OF ST. PAUL, Respondent,

v.

Carl DiBUCCI, Appellant.

No. 44682.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 9, 1975.

Connolly & Heffernan and John S. Connolly, St. Paul, for appellant.

R. Scott Davies, City Atty., Philip B. Byrne, Asst. City Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before PETERSON, MacLAUGHLIN and YETKA, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether a defendant testifying on his own behalf may have his credibility impeached by evidence of a prior conviction of a municipal ordinance. We hold that he cannot…