Green v. Hewett

Harwell, Justice:

This case involves the issue of whether the trial judge erred in holding that respondent Trubie Elbie Hewett’s 1983 conviction 1 for conspiring to import 27,000 to 32,000 pounds of mari juana into the United States did not constitute a crime of moral turpitude and whether the trial judge subsequently-erred in not allowing this conviction into evidence to impeach respondent’s credibility. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. FACTS

In 1988, appellant Gladys M. Green was involved in an automobile accident with respondent. In 1989, appellant brought an action against…