What is the effect of prior criminal convictions on evidence of criminal activity in criminal proceedings?

Moreover, remoteness alone may supply an adequate basis for excluding evidence of a prior conviction. " 'The nearness or remoteness of the prior conviction is also a factor of no small importance. Even one involving fraud or stealing, for example, if it occurred long before and has been followed by a legally blameless life, should generally be excluded on the ground of remoteness.' " (People v. Beagle (1971) 6 Cal.3d 441, 453 (Beagle), abrogated on another point in People v. Diaz (2015) 60 Cal.4th 1176, 1190; see also People v. Tamborrino (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 575, 590 ["If a prior felony conviction

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