People v. Patrick

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Gar-man, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Burke concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion, joined by Justice Freeman.

OPINION

In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether a trial court may defer ruling on a motion in limine to exclude a defendant’s prior convictions from use as impeachment until after a defendant’s testimony. On appeal, Patrick claimed that the trial court erred in delaying its ruling on his motion in limine and that the jury instructions were erroneous. The appellate court held that…