Parish v. State

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

Appellant was convicted, after a trial by jury in the district court, of the offense of taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent contrary to AS 28.35.010. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecution to cross-examine him concerning previous offenses of which he had been convicted, and in failing to instruct or caution the jury about the purpose for which the previous criminal convictions could be considered.

At trial the prosecution’s case consisted of the testimony of Sgt. Nearing, of the Fairbanks police department, who found…