Commonwealth v. Duvall

On February 17, 1976, during the trial of Ray Duvall for knowingly receiving stolen property (KRS 433.290), the trial court refused to permit the Commonwealth to introduce for impeachment purposes evidence that on January 6, 1975, Duvall had been convicted of a similar offense or offenses. The 1975 judgment had been affirmed by this court on December 12, 1975, but on January 12,1976, Duvall had filed a petition for rehearing, and on the date of the trial now in question the petition for rehearing was still pending. (It was eventually denied, and the mandate issued on March 26, 1976).

The trial…