Commonwealth v. Kalhauser

On the morning of trial, defense counsel, by motion in limine, moved to exclude the defendant’s prior conviction for manslaughter to clear the way for the defendant’s testimony. This motion was, for the most part, denied. We decide that the trial judge was incorrect in ruling that the sentence imposed on the prior conviction could be read along with the conviction for impeachment purposes, but that the error did not result in a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. There are subsidiary appellate issues concerning sufficiency of proof, other evidentiary rulings, and adequate…