Legal Opinion
State v. Burton
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1984No. 49311-1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
Petitioner, Robbie Burton, asks this court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision which held that his prior misdemeanor convictions for petit larceny and shoplifting were admissible to impeach his credibility pursuant to ER 609(a)(2). We reverse the Court of Appeals.
On February 25, 1981, the ARCO mini-mart in Union Gap, Washington was robbed at gunpoint. The cashier, Sherry Fryar, was the only clerk on duty and the sole eyewitness to the robbery. She testified that about 8:30 p.m. on February 25, a man came into the store, looked at some magazines, commented that he had "forgotten his money"…
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