Mullins v. Thompson

1. Other jurisdictions have long recognized that a lawyer’s credibility may be challenged on cross-examination by asking him if he has ever been suspended or disbarred.1 Because a lawyer’s suspension for knowingly making false statements in the representation of clients certainly would tend to discredit the veracity of his testimony at trial,2 I would follow the majority rule and permit the impeachment of a lawyer in this circumstance.

2. Additionally, I would hold that the argument that Threlkeld was a member of the bar for 20 years was improper in light of the trial court’s exclusion of the…