State v. McGill

The defendant, Donald S. McGill, appeals a ruling of the Superior Court (Lynn, C.J.) barring him from impeaching a witness, Franklin McGill, with a prior felony conviction and with testimony regarding his mental health. We reverse and remand.

*814The record supports the following facts. On July 25, 2003, the defendant was with his adult nephew, Franklin McGill (the witness). The two were drinking beer in the defendant’s trailer and each had consumed enough to feel the alcohol’s effect when they began to argue. Although it is unclear who initiated either the argument or the ensuing physical…