State v. Sims

ORDER

Based upon all the files, records and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Melvin O’Neal Sims for further review of the unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming his convictions of and sentences for three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in the above-entitled matter be, and the same is, denied. However, in the interests of preventing future error, we note that the court of appeals’ analysis of the issue of impeachment use of prior convictions could mislead trial courts.

Minn.R.Evid. 609(a) provides that a prior conviction for any crime…