State v. Greenhill

HEDRICK, Judge.

Defendant assigns error to the action of the trial court in permitting the State “to question the defendant about the details of prior convictions for similar assaults.” He contends that the State’s questions “tended to suggest that the defendant was predisposed to commit” offenses similar to that with which he was charged.

The law is well-settled that any witness, including the defendant in a criminal case, may be cross-examined for impeachment purposes as to previous convictions. State v. Williams, 279 N.C. 663, 185 S.E. 2d 174 (1971). If the witness admits the conviction, the…