People v. Hall

*579INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder with personal use of a knife. ( Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a), 12022, subd. (b)(1).) On appeal, defendant argues the trial court abused its discretion and violated his Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights by allowing his impeachment with the conduct underlying a misdemeanor conviction for possession of a weapon, in which he threatened a person with a large knife. We agree, and reverse the judgment of conviction.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In September 2013, the Alameda County District Attorney filed an information charging…