Is a prior burglary conviction admissible to impeach a defendant's credibility?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Wagner, B282371 (Cal. App. 2018):

Nevertheless, appellant does not establish that a more favorable outcome was probable had the trial court excluded this prior burglary conviction. Appellant's conduct stemming from the burglary was admissible to impeach his credibility, although the fact of his misdemeanor conviction was not. (People v. Wheeler, supra, 4 Cal.4th at pp. 293-295.) The court specifically advised the jury that appellant was convicted of commercial

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burglary, as opposed to residential burglary, which reduced the chance of the inflaming or misleading the jury.

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