Does Defendant Banks have any grounds to impeach himself as a witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Banks, 132 Cal.Rptr. 751, 62 Cal.App.3d 38 (Cal. App. 1976):
Defendant Banks advances the additional contention that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to seek to impeach him as a witness by permitting inquiry relative to a prior felony conviction without requiring compliance with standards established by Evidence Code section 788 and People v. Beagle (1972) 6 Cal.3d 441, 99 Cal.Rptr. 313, 492 P.2d 1. We likewise find this contention lacking in merit.
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