State v. Venegas

The issue presented in this case is whether a trial court may, under OEC 609, limit the introduction of impeachment evidence regarding a witness’ prior felony conviction by allowing the state to prove the existence of a prior conviction, but preventing it from disclosing to the jury the name of the crime for which the witness was convicted. We hold that the court may not limit evidence under OEC 609 to such an extent. Accordingly, we reverse.

Defendant was charged with prostitution. ORS 167.007. Before jury selection, he moved to limit the introduction of evidence regarding the nature of his…