Marshall v. Martinson

It is understandable that the trial judge in this case expressed himself so forcefully in rejecting the evidence of defendant’s prior conviction of driving under the influence of intoxicants, because as the trial judge points out, the conviction of such a crime is not probative of the defendant’s credibility and the use of the evidence of the prior conviction, under the facts of this case, could severely prejudice the defendant in the eyes of the jury.

The majority would, I believe, agree that the conviction sought to be shown here would not be relevant on the question of credibility.…