People v. Morrison

In this murder case, the People, by interlocutory appeal, challenge the trial court’s pretrial orders: (1) suppressing the testimony of one Esther Garcia; and (2) ruling that the defendant’s two prior burglary convictions could not be used against him for impeachment purposes. We reverse the order suppressing Mrs. Garcia’s testimony, but affirm the ruling against admissibility of the defendant’s prior convictions.

On November 15, 1975, the body of a murder victim was discovered. Upon investigation, the police learned that the victim had last been seen in the presence of the defendant Morrison…