Is a defendant's prior hit and run conviction not an abuse of the court's discretion in admitting evidence of a prior hit-and-run conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, G052112 (Cal. App. 2016):
In sum, the court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of defendant's prior misdemeanor hit and run conviction. "'No witness including a defendant who elects to testify in his own behalf is entitled to a false aura of veracity.'" (People v. Muldrow, supra, 202 Cal.App.3d at p. 646.)
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