State v. Dick

Defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (ORS 167.238), felony driving while revoked (ORS 153.623(21)(c)), reckless driving (ORS 153.623(20)), and attempting to elude a police officer (ORS 153.623(24)). He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion in limine to exclude his prior felony conviction for manufacture of a controlled substance. Defendant testified, and his prior conviction was admitted for the purpose of impeachment. We affirm.

Defendant argues that the probative value of his prior conviction was substantially outweighed by its prejudicial effect…