Taylor v. Walter

The Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit judge’s refusal to permit the cross-examination of the defendant on his driving record to test his credibility after he denied he had ever been arrested or convicted of a crime.

On appeal to this Court that decision of the Court of Appeals was affirmed1 by an evenly divided Court, the writer having disqualified himself on account of his participation in the Court of Appeals decision.

Because of the frequency with which the issue recurs, however, it was the judgment of this Court that the matter should be resubmitted for consideration by the full bench…