State v. Crawford
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. The defendant, Emma Crawford, was convicted of the crime of larceny from the person, sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two years, and appeals.
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From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. The defendant, Emma Crawford, was convicted of the crime of larceny from the person, sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two years, and appeals. Upon the trial defendant testified in her own behalf, and in rebuttal the State, for the purpose of impeaching defendant, over the objection of her counsel, introduced in evidence five certified copies of the record of convictions in Portland’s municipal court for “disorderly conduct,” “visiting an opium joint,” and like offenses on and between May 16, 1906, and January…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The contention of defendant’s counsel is that a witness cannot be impeached by showing a prior conviction for violating a city ordinance, for the reason that such an offense is neither a felony nor a misdemeanor within the meaning of Section 863, L. O. L., while counsel for the State claim the reverse. The statute referred to provides that a witness may be impeached by the party against whom he is called by contradictory evidence, or by evidence that his general reputation for truth is bad, or that his moral character is such as to render him unworthy of belief, but not by evidence of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McInerney v. City of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
- State v. BaconOregon Supreme Court · 1886
- Wong v. City of AstoriaOregon Supreme Court · 1886
- City of Mankato v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Koch v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by12 opinions
- City of Portland v. GoodwinOregon Supreme Court · 1949
- Roe v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Neal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- Triphonoff v. SweeneyOregon Supreme Court · 1913
- State v. MayesOregon Supreme Court · 1966
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