State v. Robinson

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the Superior Court (Goode, J.) abused its discretion in ruling that four prior criminal convictions of the defendant would be admissible to impeach the defendant’s testimony if she testified on her own behalf during her trial for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, RSA 637:3. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm the defendant’s conviction.

The State’s case against the defendant rested almost entirely on the testimony of the alleged victim, Dennis Arnold. He testified as follows: On October 25, 1981, he met the defendant, Mary A.…